Photos: Kate Moss Gold Sculpture Auctioned for $900,000? [PHOTOS]
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | Oct 15, 2011 03:24 AM EDT
British artist Marc Quinn's creative depiction of supermodel Kate Moss has reportedly been sold for a staggering $900,000 at a Sotheby's auction.
A sculpture of the model titled "Siren" was first displayed by Quinn in 2006 showing the model in a contorted yoga position. Moss's ankles and arms are wrapped behind her ears.
The sculpture resulted from an extensive study by Quinn of the supermodel, and it has been displayed in a number of art galleries since its first exhibition.
In 2008, the artist again unveiled a new sculpture of Moss, but this time the entire "Microcosmos (Siren)" statue was carved out of 10 kilograms of 18-carat gold. Following its display at the British Museum in London, it was hailed as "the largest gold statue since ancient Egypt."
It has been reported Quinn employed the same technique for carving the statue as was used by Damien Hirst for his famous diamond skull.
"Microcosmos (Siren)" attracted widespread attention from the media and the art world alike. For the recent Sotheby's auction, the sculpture was sold with other artistic masterworks like Leon Kossoff's "A Street in Willesden" and Lucian Freud's "Interior Drawing, the Owl."
Take a look at the images below.
A Sotheby's employee poses for a photograph with an 18 carat gold sculpture of Kate Moss entitled "Microcosmos (Siren)" by Marc Quinn at Sotheby's in London October 7, 2011. The piece is estimated to sell between 500,000 - 700,000 pounds ($777,000 - 1.1 million) when it is auctioned in London on October 13.
Source: Reuters.
British artists, Marc Quinn’s creative depiction of supermodel Kate Moss has reportedly being auctioned for a staggering $900000 at a Sotheby’s auction.
Source: Sotheby's/handout
Supermodel Kate Moss has long since been the “Queen of Fashion” and her July 1, 2011 wedding was a display of opulence and high fashion.
Source: Vogue/handout
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs escorts model Kate Moss as she wears one of his designs as they arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion" in New York, May 4, 2009.
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Model Kate Moss attends the Moet & Chandon Etoile Award for fashion photographer Mario Testino at the Park Lane Hotel in London
Source: Reuters
Super model Kate Moss watches the Fashion for Relief charity fashion show in London September 20, 2007.
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