Oct 15, 2015 - Sale 2393

Sale 2393 - Lot 184

Price Realized: $ 11,700
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
EISENSTAEDT, ALFRED (1898-1995)
Marilyn Monroe. Silver print, 12x9 inches (30.5x22.9 cm.), with Eisenstaedt's signature, in ink, on recto, and his hand stamp, and the title and date, in ink, on verso; framed. 1953; printed later
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Acquired from Christie's New York, October 15, 2004, by a Private Collector.

A lovely study of Monroe, which was shot for LIFE magazine but was not reproduced. The year 1953 was a transitional period for the young actress: she starred in three memorable movies, including Niagara, How to Marry a Millionaire, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Although her career-defining screen roles were to come, glimpses of the Marilyn mystique—sex goddess, muse—were captured by Eisenstaedt in this casually intimate portrait.