The photo of popular singer-actress Madonna taken when she was 20 years old will be auctioned off on February 12, 2008
The photo was taken by famous photographer Lee Friedlander after Madonna responded to his advertisement seeking nude model in 1979 when Madonna was just as struggling dancer in New York. She was paid $25 for the nude photo.
Yahoo news: ‘A nude photo of Madonna, taken before erotic songs and risqué costumes catapulted her top super stardom, is expected to sell at least $10,000, Christie’s auction house says.
The full frontal black and white image taken by Friedlander appeared in Playboy in 1985 and is to be auctioned February 12. Madonna was a 20-year-old dancer trying to make ends meet when she answered Friedlander’s newspaper advertisement seeking a nude model, said Matthieu Humery, Head of Christie’s photography department.
Humery said this week those six photos from the shoot were sold to Playboy and the one up for auction is ‘maybe the most explicit one’
‘For Friedlander it is a very typical way of taking picture of a woman’, he said. ‘He likes very natural women. It reflects Friedlander’s aesthetic’
Friedlander has said of the photo session that Madonna ‘seemed very confident. She was a street-wise girl. She told me she was putting a band together but half the kids that age are doing that. She was a good professional model’.
Madonna was born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. She is a professional recording artist, model and entertainer. As a singer, she became famous with her ‘Like a Virgin’ song which topped the US pop selection chart and sold 12 million copies worldwide.
In 1985, Madonna entered the mainstream film with her initial appearance in a movie ‘Vision Quest’ where she played the role of club singer. She also starred in "Body of Evidence." Since then, she starred in several films that did well at the box office. Later in the year, Playboy and Penthouse magazines published nude photos of Madonna which were taken during the 70’s. She tried to block the publication of the nude photos but was not successful.
Madonna’s popularity was unmatched in the live concert scene for many years. Her popularity soared when she embarked on nationwide concert tours including major tours in foreign countries. At 50, Madonna remains popular and considered as one of the most sought-after entertainers today.
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