A nude picture of Madonna, taken when the queen of pop was a struggling dancer in New York in 1979, is expected to sell for at least $10,000.
Anude picture of Madonna, taken when the queen of pop was a struggling dancer inNew York in 1979, is expected to sell for at least $10,000, auction houseChristie's said. Madonnareceived $25 in payment for the modelling session, after answering a newspaperad by photographer Lee Friedlander. The results of the session were published inPlayboymagazine in 1985.
Thefull-frontal nude print, which is said to be the most revealing of the series,will be sold on February 12 in New York, with many expecting Madonna herself tobe among the high bidders. Alsoup for sale is a later photo of a lingerie-clad Madonna by Helmut Newton, whichis expected to fetch up to $15,000.