Extraordinary vintage matte-finish 9 x 9 photo of Monroe lying down in an off-the-shoulder dress and holding a flower to her chest, taken by Cecil Beaton in 1956, affixed to a 14 x 15 mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in blue ballpoint, "Oh George, you're a genius! Marilyn Monroe." In fine condition, with some light creasing to the edges of the mount.This beautiful black-and-white portrait is said to have been Monroe's favorite image of herself. The current owner provides some background on the piece from a prior sale: 'The consignor relates that in the late 1950s he attended an event at Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs home as a guest of Sammy Davis Jr. The consignor remembers the photograph being given by Monroe, who was also a guest of Sinatra's, to Davis's valet, whom he named as 'George.' This is a possible inaccuracy and may have been given to Frank Sinatra's longtime valet, George Jacobs. The consignor was given the image by the valet George, who said he could not take the item back to Los Angeles.'Format: Signed Photo