World View: Property from a Private Collection
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Philippe Halsman
Marilyn Monroe
- Estimate
- $15,000 - 25,000
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
1952
12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (32.4 x 24.1 cm)
Copyright credit stamp, extensively annotated with publication usage information in unidentified hands in ink, crayon and pencil, with typed caption label and various Time and LIFE stamps and labels, all on the verso.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was taken by Philippe Halsman during a photoshoot for the cover of LIFE magazine in 1952. While a slight variant would ultimately be selected for the cover of the 7 April 1952 issue, this image nonetheless has its own extensive publication history. As indicated by the numerous stamps and notations on the print verso, the print on offer was used for reproductions in LIFE, LIFE en Español, Time and People magazine between 1964 and 1982.
Provenance
Literature