Jonathan Bermudes Gelatin Silver Print, Marilyn Monroe, 65″W
Artist/Designer: Jonathan Bermudes (French, b. 1968)
Additional Information: Work is titled “Red Smoking Star.” Provenance: Artist | Private Collection, Boynton Beach, Florida. The previous owner shared that the artist and his team personally installed the work in their former home after his show at the Palm Beach Convention Center. Jonathan Bermudes’ ‘Red Smoking Star’ (2006) is a striking diasec-mounted gelatin silver print of Marilyn Monroe, blending classic Hollywood iconography with a bold contemporary aesthetic—evoking the cinematic glamour of David LaChapelle and the stylized portraiture of Herb Ritts and Helmut Newton.
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 6/6; 2006
Country of origin; materials: diasec-mounted gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 49″h, 65.5″w; 50″h, 66.5″w frame
Condition: very good, minute nick to back side upper right corner (not visible when viewed straight on) and tiny, discreet scuff to edge near same corner (condition of art only)
Price: $25,000