Marilyn ' The Last Sitting' Champagne Print

Pierre Pérignon (1639- 1715), known as Dom Pérignon, is a Benedictine monk cellarer and procurator of the abbey Saint Pierre d'Hautvillers who, according to the legend, would have discovered the method to make foam the wine of Champagne in bottle. Champagne seems to result from a pure chance whereas Dom Pérignon worked on the design of its wine. Indeed, the fermentation of the wine made the bottles explode if they were perfectly sealed. This explosion is certainly due to the wax casting device that the monk used as a cork. More than two centuries after his death, Moët & Chandon decided to market the 1921 vintage in 1935. A legend was born, the Champagne Dom Pérignon. Dom Pérignon creates only vintage wines, meaning that the grapes all come from the same year. In addition, Dom Pérignon does not use grapes from "bad" growing seasons. This standard drives up the overall cost of Dom Pérignon. Everything is vintage. Since then, there have been 38 vintages, with 2003 as the last year available. In 1959, the cuvée Dom Pérignon Rosé is born, with 21 vintages now. In 1981, Dom Pérignon was chosen for the wedding of Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. James Bond, facing Doctor No, did not dare to sacrifice a bottle of 1955 even if he preferred the 1953. Immortalized by the famous fashion photographer Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe in person reveals herself without modesty. A last session a little bit particular realized for Vogue in 1962 and that the star will never see. She died six weeks after these three days of madness, champagne and nudity. In 1962, Bert Stern, was among the world's most celebrated photographers. But the one star he had yet to shoot was arguably the biggest of them all - Marilyn Monroe. When he received the cherished assignment from Vogue, on June 23 he booked a suite at the Bel-Air Hotel in Beverly Hills,and had three bottles of 1953 Dom Pérignon champagne delivered, as his agent had requested him to do. Then the magic happened... During this first session, in a suite of the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, the Hollywood star agrees to partially undress and thus realizes the dream of Bert Stern to photograph Marilyn "in its pure state", as he will reveal in his book The Last Sitting, published in 1982. my painting finds its inspiration in this story, Marilyn, Hollywood star and the famous french Champagne Dom Pérignon. This painting is a mixed media artwork handmade: collages, transfers, upcycling- champagne corks and capsules-, acrylic, isolation coat .and uv gloss varnish. I use a technique of collage and marouflage. I collect images, posters, magazines, I tear, I coat, I glue and I scratch! I revisit the icons of American and French cinema, Pop-Rock stars, Comics...mythical characters who are part of our culture and our collective unconscious. Original and unique handmade painting. Collages, painting and varnish finish. The sides of the work are painted. Artwork signed by hand. I realize projects of work to measure, color, format, to give life to the history of a family, the memory of a loved one, a visual legacy, or to capture a moment in the life in the life of a child - birthday - illustrate a passion. Fixing memories on canvas, the story of the person behind the image (photos, personal A personalized creation according to your tastes and passions. Original Created:2021