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Rare Marilyn Monroe photos from her final shoot to be auctioned

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France 24 FIRST 1h ago Rare Marilyn Monroe photos from her final shoot to be auctioned
Prints from the personal collection of renowned photographer Bert Stern, including his celebrated series The Last Sitting of Marilyn Monroe, are set to be auctioned at Gros & Delettrez in Paris, marking the first such sale of Stern's private archives. At the heart of the Dec. 2 auction is The Last Sitting, a series of photographs taken in June and July 1962 at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, just weeks before Monroe's death. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports.