Collector sells off supermodel shots
By Megan • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)“One of the world’s most prolific collectors of 20th Century photography, the German-born Gert Elfering, is parting with 135 iconic prints from his collection, including many photographs of the world’s most beautiful women. Irving Penn’s nude portraits of model Gisele Bundchenleft) and Kate Moss (right) are among those going under the hammer at Christie’s New York on April 10. The collection has an estimated price tag of $3m to $4m.
Moss’s photo from 1996 is expected to fetch between $30,000 to $40,000 as is Bundchen’s. Other works for sale include a 1959 portrait of Brigitte Bardot, a reclining nude of American actress Lauren Hutton, and a set of four psychedelic Beatles portraits all by the celebrated fashion photographer Richard Avedon. Elfering is also selling works by Man Ray, Diane Arbus, Helmut Newton and legendary photographer Horst P Horst.”
Megan is a creative producer at Wise Elephant.
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