Marilyn Monroe - Contact Sheet from The Last Sitting (Silver Crayon)

A striking black and white contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting. The collage features twelve shots of Marilyn striking a pose in a Christian Dior dress and a fur-lined coat.

This photograph by Bert Stern is from his most iconic series "The Last Sitting", which was taken in 1962 for Vogue. The photo shoot produced a collection of 2,500 photographs of Marilyn Monroe, shot over three days at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, only six weeks before Marilyn Monroe's death.

Bert Stern (1929-2013) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He dropped out of school at the age of 16 and went on to become the art director for Mayfair Magazine. He photographed many other iconic female celebrities, including Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna and Kylie Minogue.

The print has been signed by the artist, lower right, in silver crayon and features his stamp verso.