This image made available by Christie’s auction house shows an image of British model Kate Moss, “Kate,” 2007 by Chuck Close.Few people have been photographed more often than Kate Moss, and some of the most famous images of the supermodel are going under the hammer at a Christie’s auction this fall.
The sale, announced Wednesday, includes a shot of Moss encased in bronze glitter by Allen Jones and images by well-known photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Sam Taylor-Wood and Irving Penn.
The works, collectively valued at about $1.52 million, have been assembled by German collector Gert Elfering. He called Moss a “living icon.”
“Kate is the ultimate modern muse and we will be seeing her images in major museums and private collections for years to come,” he says.
Moss has been a star since she was discovered as a teenager in the late 1980s. Her waif-like looks took fashion by storm, though she has also been criticized for her association with the super-skinny style known as “heroin chic.”