BERT STERN (1929-2013): MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT 33X21.5 INCHES.

Marilyn Monroe Portrait by Bert Stern taken in June 1962. Printed in 2002. Digital print with a satin style finishing. Image: 33x21.5 inches. Signed and editioned 12/50 and copyright stamped by Bert Stern. The print has been well rolled, creating creasing throughout, which isn't as apparent when framed. Lines are shown up as light reflection due to the Satin style finishing of the paper. It will be sent rolled in a tube to the customer. Bert Stern was one of the leading photographers of the 1950s and 1960s. Like his contemporaries Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, Stern pioneered a new photographic aesthetic, preferring uncluttered and emotionally direct images that strove not only to showcase the human figure but also to capture a sense of the subject s psychology. Encouraged to pursue photography by Stanley Kubrick, Stern s reputation quickly grew as he worked for commercial companies such as Revlon. He became a mainstay for fashion magazines like Vogue, and his portfolio featured such superstars as Twiggy, Truman Capote, and Audrey Hepburn. Stern famously captured Marilyn Monroe in The Last Sitting, the actress s last group of portraits taken six weeks before her death.