Nude photo of film director Roman Polanski auctioned for more then $10,000

Auction organizers said the nude picture of Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate will be auctioned for more then $10,000 in the sale’s exhibition at Christie’s from December 3 through 6.

Roman Polanski

The film director is being held in a Swiss prison pending a decision on a U.S. extradition request. In 1978 he
was waiting the sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
His wife, Tate, was murdered while she was pregnant.

Laura Paterson, specialist in their photography department and vice president at Christie’s auction house declared that it is an important image: “It certainly is provocative because of who the characters are. But it’s also a touching naked shot of a happy couple,” she added. “And Bailey does capture the anything goes flavor of that period.”

The picture shows Tate profile with her right arm over Polanski’s shoulder and his arms are wrapped around her torso.

Roman Polanski was the director of some hit movies, such as “Chinatown”, “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Pianist”(won the Oscar for best director).