Bert Stern's Marilyn Monroe contact print valued at $15,000

Bert Stern's Marilyn Monroe contact print valued at $15,000

An oversized digital pigment contact print from Bert Stern's The Last Sitting, featuring 12 images of Marilyn Monroe, will auction on June 6 at Dreweatts and Bloomsbury in London.

The lot is estimated at £7,000-9,000 ($11,729-15,080) and was taken in June 1962, shortly before the star's death.

Bert Stern Monroe
Bert Stern's The Last Sitting features some of the most famous images of Monroe

In September last year, a selection of images from the shoot achieved $41,250 at Freeman's Auctioneers in New York - an increase of 175% on estimate.

Another set is currently selling online at Christie's.

We have a broad selection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia available, including this superb signed magazine cutout.  

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