I was late to the party with
and boy oh boy what a party it was!
The guy was a machine,
the last of the true International Playboys.
His eye for beauty extended to all aspects of his life,
from his job (photographer), to his his wives (including Brigitte Bardot),
to his art collection which sold last May for
almost 60 million dollars.
I've pulled most of these photos from the
Sotheby's catalogs of the 2 day sale.
I highly recommend picking them up if you ever see them.
Amazing man, amazing life....
Gunter Sachs
Bridget Bardot and Gunter Sachs
Gunter loved watches and cameras....
He was both a celebrated fashion photographer
(who published the first nude photo to be shown in French Vogue in 1973)
and well-known
documentary filmmaker.
He courted Bridget Bardot
by flying over her French Rivera villa in his helicopter
and dropping hundreds of roses on her terrace....
They were married for 3 years.
Dali, Bridget Bardot and Gunter Sachs in costume.
Gunter with hot wife #2,
Mirja Larsson.
Some of Gunter's fashion photographs.
The Yves Klein connection was not lost on Gunter,
he owned several major pieces by Yves.
Gunter and Mirja Larsson
and some of those silly Lalanne sheep....
Some bad (quality) shots of some of Gunter's
many interiors.
That will be a separate post soon....
These Allen Jones pieces went
NUTZO
at the sale.
They were estimated to go for 30-40,000 pounds each,
but ended up selling for
2,587,750.00 pounds for the set of 3.
That is $3,856,524.00.
WoW
!
Marksman....
Racer and Lover....
Arts Patron...
That's Gunter with Cesar making an
"Expansion" piece.
Munich
1969
This is Gunter's boat
"Dracula lll",
I mean come on....
He also pulls off the unbuttoned to the waist
dress shirt look like no other,
and that is a very dangerous move...
He and Andy were buddies, not surprisingly.
I bet Andy had the biggest boner for him
AND all his women.
This video from Sotheby's is fun....
Gunter Sachs
1932-2011
God bless you Gunter,
there will never be another....
Thank God he smokes cigs... I was looking for a flaw... Shit!
ReplyDelete'bridget'and no sox on his münch mammut..lol
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I've never heard of him. What an amazing life he lived! Superb photos.
ReplyDeleteIn 2011, Gunther committed suicide with a gun shot to the head. It is believed he had begun to detect the earliest signs of Alzheimers in himself, and he wanted none of that. I feel this decision was in keeping with how he lived his whole life--completely in charge and with a good deal of showmanship. Rest in peace, Gunther Sachs.
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