Carla Bruni Nude Photo Sold for $91,000
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Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, April 11, 2008 |
A photograph of former model and current First Lady of France, Carla Bruni, sold for $91,000 at Christie’s auction house yesterday.
A topless photo of willowy model-turned-French First Lady Carla Bruni sold for almost six figures Thursday after a furious bidding war erupted at Christie’s auction house.
“There was a protracted bidding battle, on the phone, on the Internet and in the room,” said Rik Pike of Christie’s.
Still, the bare-breasted Bruni pic by photographer Michel Comte couldn’t compete with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen – or even old-school starlet Brigitte Bardot.
A nude photo of the amply endowed Bundchen drew a top bid of $193,000, and a portrait of Bardot by famed lensman Richard Avedon went for $181,000.
A famed prewardrobe-malfunction shot of Janet Jackson that graced the cover of Rolling Stone sold for just $10,000.
The highest price of the day was $241,000 for a photo of four models titled “Naked and Dressed.”
The 135 pix on the block came from the collection of Gert Elfering, who voraciously bought up iconic images of gorgeous women, especially in their birthday suits.
The 1993 glamour shot of a pert Bruni was taken in her supermodel prime. The shot, in which she covers only her most private part, was expected to draw a measly $3,000.
source: Nude photo of French first lady sells in New York for $91,000 [ny daily news]
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