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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Classic Photographs, New York · 5 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4960225
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bert Stern, 'Marilyn' (from 'The Last Sitting' for Vogue). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960225.
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Bert Stern, 'Marilyn' (from 'The Last Sitting' for Vogue). Sotheby's, 5 Oct 2021, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4960225.
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From the same sale Classic Photographs · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrapata Beach | Brett Weston | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Printing Press, The New York Times | Margaret Bourke-white | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Vanishing Race, Navaho | Edward S. Curtis | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Dust Storm, Oklahoma' | Arthur Rothstein | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| 'Tetons' | Minor White | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| 'Ten-Year Old Spinner in Carolina Cotton Mill' | Lewis Wickes Hine | $10,000–$15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe, "Rhythm" (from The Last Sitting) | $3,250 | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2023 | |
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe, Crucifix II, (from The Last Sitting) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Bert Stern | Portrait de Marilyn | Artcurial, Dec 2022 | ||
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe in Black Dior Dress (from The Last Sitting) | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Bert Stern | Sharon Tate | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Purple Wink Roses, 1962 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe, "I Beg of You" (from The Last Sitting) | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | ||
| Bert Stern | Marilyn Monroe (from 'The Last Sitting') | Bonhams, Nov 2024 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.