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This is the nascent Madonna, arguably the most famous female artist in the world, sitting naked before you in a set of photographs that feature in the Important Collection of European Photographs sale in Paris on 10 November. LEE FRIEDLANDER, MADONNA, 1979-1980. ESTIMATE €20,000–30,000.
LEE FRIEDLANDER. b.1934 'NUDE' (MADONNA), 1979. Silver print. Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil, with the photographer's copyright credit stamp on the verso. With a gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile affixed to the back of the frame. Matted and framed. Image 32.8 x 22 cm (12⅞ x 8⅝in.);
Lee Friedlander photographed Madonna years before her stardom, while she was struggling to form a band and supporting herself as a nude model.
In his best known series of nudes Lee Friedlander photographed a young model and dancer from New York City, who would later become known as the pop superstar Madonna. The present image is the most sought-after from the series.
Feb 12, 2009 · Christie's auctioned this nude photo of Madonna (partially shown) taken by Lee Friedlander for $37,500. The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased for...
Aug 2, 1985 · Mr. Panzera, in turn, introduced Madonnna to a friend, Lee Friedlander, a photographer who had become interested in taking pictures of nudes.
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Some of his most famous photographs appeared in the September 1985 Playboy, black and white nude photographs of Madonna from the late 1970s. A student at the time, she was paid $25 for her 1979 set. In 2009, one of the images fetched $37,500 at a Christie's Art House auction. [4]
