Marilyn Monroe Photographs From "The Last Sitting" Bring $80,000 At Heritage Auctions
"This was the first Marilyn online only auction we have held, and the strong results, especially for the Bert Stern images, are a testament to the iconic Marilyn Monroe," said Rachel Peart, director for photographs at Heritage. The auction's lots touched on Monroe's final photo shoots, including a portfolio of color and black and white photos from sessions on the beach in Santa Monica and the Hollywood Hills.
The auction's top lot was the Marilyn Teasing, from The Last Sitting, 1962, which sold for $12,500, five times its pre-auction estimate. Stern's Marilyn Monroe, Sleeping, 1962, sold for $10,625 and the disarming Marilyn Monroe, Sequined Gloves, 1962, saw interest from five bidders who pushed the selling price to $10,000.
Carefree snaps of the often troubled model and actress surpassed expectations as Marilyn Monroe, Here's to You, (from the Last Sitting), 1962, sold for $10,000, against a $2,500 estimate, and Marilyn Monroe, Rhythm (from The Last Sitting for Vogue), 1962, sold for $9,375 against a $3,000 estimate.
Works by additional artists featured in the auction included Marilyn Monroe, Beach, 1962, by George Barris, which sold for $6,875, and Green Towel, The Last Shoot, 1962, which sold for $5,500.
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