Photography Collection

The nude photograph of Carla Bruni by Michel Comte is part of 135 photos of the Collection of Gert Elfering which are going to be sold at Christie's, New York, on 10 April. Among them are some important nude photographs by Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, Man Ray, Herb Ritts, Jeanloup Sieff and other renowned artists. While the estimate of the photograph by Michel Comte is $3000 - 4000 other pictures are much more valuable. The estimate of the platin-palladium print of Kate Moss by Irvin Penn is $30.000 - 40.000. Most of the photographs which are offered at the auction are black and white.