Just over a year after the untimely death of British fashion photographer, Corinne Day (1962-2010), one of her most iconic images of Kate Moss is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Photographs Sale on 17 November 2011. The image was taken for the February 1991 issue of The Face magazine for a feature called Heaven is Real. The photograph on offer is a rare vintage print and has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £1,000–1,500.
Kate Moss by Corinne Day
Day is renowned for her original and unique fashion and documentary photography. In August 2010, after her death, Belinda White wrote in The Daily Telegraph: “Corinne Day opened the door for a whole new generation of photographers, designers, models and stylists who suddenly saw that the fashion industry didn’t have to be this exclusive club for the privileged and perfect.”
A retrospective of Day’s work is being unveiled today in London to coincide with the launch of London Fashion week.
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