The Art of Carla Bruni
Will President Sarkozy bid? A nude photograph of his wife, former model Carla Bruni, is on the block at the spring auction at the Berlin auction house Villa Grisebach Auktionen later this week. The French first lady was photographed by Pamela Hanson in 1994. On June 4, one of the 10 numbered prints will presumably be sold, with the bidding starting at $3,380. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

Villa Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin

Will President Sarkozy bid? A nude photograph of his wife, former model Carla Bruni, is on the block at the spring auction at the Berlin auction house Villa Grisebach Auktionen later this week. The French first lady was photographed by Pamela Hanson in 1994. On June 4, one of the 10 numbered prints will presumably be sold, with the bidding starting at $3,380.
Villa Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin

Photographed by Andrea Blanch, 1995.
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Photographed by Andrea Blanch, 1995.
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Wearing a piece from Jean Paul Gaultier's Fringe Bikini collection in 1997.
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Walking the runway at a Christian Lacroix fashion show (circa 1995) in Paris.
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On the catwalks at the YSL fashion show during Fashion Week 1996 in Paris.
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At a YSL fashion show (circa 1996) in Paris.
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Preparing for the Valentino spring/summer 1995 show at Paris Fashion Week, 1994.
Charlotte Macpherson / Retna Ltd.

At the Chanel Summer 1994 Fashion Collections in Paris.
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