Following Christie's' successful photo auction earlier this month where a nude of First Lady of France Carla Bruni fetched $91,000, the auction house is staging another sale of stunning images in a couple of weeks. The eye-popping event, taking place in London on May 15, features another photo by Michel Comte, who took the Bruni pic. The new one is of Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen from 1999, and carries an estimate of $12,000 - $16,000. Also included is an Albert Watson portrait of Kate Moss from 1993 (pictured here, est. $16,000 - $20,000), a Peter Beard photo of Salvador Dali in 1963 (est. $24,000 - $35,000), Richard Avedon's iconic 1981 image of Nastassja Kinski and a friendly boa constrictor (est. $30,000 - $40,000), and Lewis Morley's famous 1963 shot of Christine Keeler (est. $8,000 - $12,000), the model who was at the crux of a famous British government scandal in the '60s.
In addition, there are works by Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, and William Eggleston on offer. The 115-lot auction is expected to bring in over $3 million.
[via Men.Style]
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5-02-2008 @ 8:10PM
Stanley Garcia said...
For the price I would expect to see a snapper shot.
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5-02-2008 @ 8:53PM
Dr. Bill said...
Life is not fair ... when I was attending college, I lost out on scholarships and financial aid because I was a male and they were giving most of the $$$$ to females.
And I sure wish I could make money and become famous just by taking my clothes off and NOT working so damn hard at a real job.
Girls ... all they need to do is wiggle their ass, jiggle their tits, flash a smile, and the world is theirs.
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5-03-2008 @ 9:51AM
Cindy said...
Sure, if you're real skinny and don't mind prostituting yourself. The rest of us work REAL jobs!!!
5-02-2008 @ 9:30PM
john said...
Even the ancient world worshiipped women as goddesses and built temples in their honor.
Still the same old thing T and A rules.
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5-03-2008 @ 9:50AM
Sleepless in Seattle said...
Kate Moss looks beautiful, well, until you see her foot! What the heck?? Somewhere there is a monster who accidentally got petite, feminine feet!
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