A photograph of a nude, pre-fame Madonna is set to fetch £10,000 at auction next month Christie's have announced. The shot was taken in 1979 when Madonna replied to a newspaper advert by American photographer Lee Friedlander. "This picture is probably the most explicit shot taken," Matthieu Humery, head of Christie's photography department, said. "For Friedlander it is a very typical way of taking pictures of a woman. He likes very natural women. There's not a hint of glamourising. That's what makes it powerful." Madonna was paid $25 (£17) for the session. The photograph, and five others taken at the same session, were later sold to Playboy.
