Nude photographs of Kate Moss will be sold at an auction in
London next month among a series of other pictures of the British
supermodel.
The photos will be auctioned May 31, Christie's auctioneers
said Monday.
Two nude portraits, a 1996 print by Irving Penn and a
6-by-6-foot square image by Albert Watson, are expected to sell for
about $44,000 and $30,000 respectively, the auction house said.
A set of six prints of Moss without makeup, taken by Chuck
Close, could sell for up to $40,000, Christie's said.
An unpublished photo, being sold by one of the 33-year-old's
friends, is expected to sell for about $12,000. The portrait, taken
by photographer Corinne Day in 1990, was shot in London two years
after Moss was discovered at a New York airport at age 14.
Another shot taken by Day in 1993 for Vogue magazine, which
features a 19-year-old Moss, is expected to sell for $14,000. The
Vogue shoot helped propel the grunge movement into the mainstream
and launch the "heroin chic" look in the 1990s.
Yuka Yamaji, head of photography for the auction house, called
Moss "a cultural icon and arguably the most influential model
of our day."
A few topless pictures of Kate Moss from 1989, 1992, and 2002.