May 10, 2012 - Sale 2278

Sale 2278 - Lot 199

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
TOM FORD / STEVEN MEISEL OPIUM / LE PARFUM PAR YVES SAINT LAURENT. Circa 2000.
67 3/4x46 1/2 inches, 172x118 cm. R.C.S. Bobigny.
Condition A: minor bubbling in image.
This "scandalous" image, featuring a provocatively unclad Sophie Dahl (British model and granddaughter of writer Roald Dahl) was banned by the British Advertising Standards Agency after they received a record number of complaints from people citing the image as being "degrading and offensive" The image was shot horizontally but was positioned vertically for the French bus shelter posters.