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Marilyn Monroe
1971 · Screenprint
33 × 23 1/8" (83.8 × 58.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Bert Stern
American, 1929
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None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
15
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Photography as Printmaking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
About
Why this artist matters now
Bert Stern was an American photographer and filmmaker whose color photography defined postwar fashion and celebrity portraiture. Working across commercial, editorial, and fine art registers, he developed a distinctive visual language that elevated advertising imagery and glamour photography to formally ambitious ends. His portraits of cultural figures and documented luxury goods established him as a key practitioner of mid-century commercial photography.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
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| Freeman's|Hindman | May 2025 | $1,500 – $2,500 | $750 |
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