Nude Bruni photo sells for $98k

A NUDE photo of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, standing in a pigeon-toed pose and covering her modesty with her hands, was sold today in New York for US $91,000 , more than 20 times its expected price… Read full story

Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show and auction 2008

Students learn art of striking a pose WITH the midnight candlelit forest picnic brimming with fresh, tempting apples – and even more tempting guests – the scene is a clever mix between Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass oil painting, classical renaissance and the Garden of Eden. The outdoor rolltop bath image is equally striking … Read more

SWANN GALLERIES PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERATURE DEC 13

Part I of the December 13 auction is devoted to Photographic Literature. There are nearly 300 books by artists including Berenice Abbott, Robert Frank, Man Ray, Edward Ruscha, Bruce Weber, and many others. Part II of the December 13 auction offers more than 250 fine photographs from the late 18th through the early 21st centuries. … Read more