5th Jun, 2024 18:00

OSTLICHT PHOTO AUCTION SPRING 2024

 
  Lot 78
 

MILTON H. GREENE (1922–1985)
Marilyn Monroe, from 'The Black Sitting', New York 1956

Estimate
€2,600 - €3,200
 

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Lot details

Start price: €1.600

Estimate: € 2.600–3.200

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1970s on double-weight semi-matte paper 28 x 35,5 cm, in very good condition. Photographer's stamp and stamp "For one time use only" on the reverse.

Milton Greene met Marilyn Monroe when he photographed her for Look magazine in 1953. The two started a production company and became friends. This close relationship is also apparent in many of his photographs. The portrait was taken shortly before the shooting of the movie "Bus Stop" which was praised by the critics especially for Monroe's acting performance. Like in her role as the entertainer Cherie in this film, she also wore a black derby, a bustier and fishnet stockings during Greene's studio session.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1970er Jahren auf kartonstarkem halbmattem Papier 28 x 35,5 cm, in sehr gutem Zustand. Rückseitig Fotografenstempel sowie Stempel "For one time use only".

Milton Greene lernte Marilyn Monroe kennen, als er sie 1953 für die Zeitschrift Look fotografierte. Die beiden gründeten eine Produktionsfirma und befreundeten sich. Dieses Naheverhältnis ist auch in vielen seiner Aufnahmen spürbar. Das Porträt entstand kurz vor den Dreharbeiten zum Film "Bus Stop", der von der Kritik besonders für Monroes schauspielerische Leistung gelobt wurde. Wie in ihrer Rolle der Animierdame Cherie trug sie auch bei Greenes Studioaufnahme einen schwarzen Derby, ein Bustier und Netzstrümpfe.

Size: 20,3 x 34 cm

 

Auction: OSTLICHT PHOTO AUCTION SPRING 2024, 5th Jun, 2024

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