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Monroe, Marilyn
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Monroe, Marilyn
- [Erotic self-portrait], signed Marilyn Monroe Miller, inscribed to Boris Aronson. Circa 1957
- Inscribed "for Boris, waiting, wondering woman. Marilyn Monroe Miller"
- Pastel on paper
Sanguine on paper (12 x 9 in; 303 x 230 mm), inscribed by the actress to the scene designer Boris Aronson: "For Boris - Waiting - wondering - woman. Marilyn Monroe Miller."
Provenance
Boris Aronson, New York; by descent to the present owner.
Condition
see cataloguing
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Marilyn Monroe and Boris Aronson met in the late 1950s, when she was married to Arthur Miller. Marilyn presented this sketch to Aronson, a woman with open legs and provocatively captioned, "waiting woman." In Elia Kazan's autobiography, the filmmaker reported that, although Aronson was impressed by Marilyn's charisma, he could not understand why Miller married her: "That's a wife? - Hell no!!"