That's the auction price fetched by a 1993 photograph of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, in case you were wondering. The photo -- estimated as worth $4,000 pre-auction -- "was bought by an anonymous bidder on behalf of a collector." For more, bounce over to our profile of Carla Bruni from the April issue of BlackBook.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy—the newly minted wife to French president Nicolas Sarkozy—is visiting the UK today along with her husband. Coincidentally, London-based auction house Christie’s announced that, in April, they would be auctioning off a nude photo of the first lady of France. The photo, taken in 1993 by photographer Michel Comte, is estimated at $3,000 to $4,000 in value. For more on the lady in question before her marriage to Sarkozy, check out our interview with Carla Bruni in the April issue of BlackBook.
Mega-supermodel, breathy chanteuse, and now First Lady of France? Tongues are wagging.
Finding quiet and stillness in the world today is very difficult,” lamented Carla Bruni, referring to her second album, No Promises—a thing of hushed beauty itself, as it sets poetic verse to music. “But in poetry, you can find that quietness; it’s very simple.” A simple moment of peace must seem like a pipe dream these days for the current First Lady of France, what with the world’s eyes trained on her and President “Bling-Bling” Nicolas Sarkozy, 53. As it is, she’s got the likes of Barbara Walters knocking down her door, desperate to get that most coveted of “gets,” and scandalmongering writers digging around the City of Light for pull-quote pay dirt.
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