Carla Bruni-Sarkozy photo for New York auction
Published March 26th, 2008
A nude photo of France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will be auctioned off at a sale next month in New York City, Christie’s auction house has announced.
The picture was taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, when Bruni-Sarkozy was one of the world’s top models.
An official at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office declined Tuesday to comment on the April 10 sale, saying it concerned the leader’s private life.
The photo is expected fetch $3,000-$4,000 at the auction, to be held at Rockefeller Plaza, to Christie’s.
