Monroe photos fetch $150,000

A COLLECTION of photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken for Vogue magazine the year she died has been auctioned in New York for nearly $150,000 (€104,000).

A spokeswoman for Christie’s auction house says the 36 photos taken by Bert Stern sold for $146,500 on Tuesday.

The pre-sale estimate was $100,000 to $150,000.