Collection of photographs by acclaimed fashion and portrait photographer Michel Comte to at auction

ATLANTA - May 10, 2016 - PRLog -- Auction house Peachtree & Bennett announces the sale of 77 lots of photographs and ephemera by sought-after photographer Michel Comte in their upcoming auction on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2pm at the Atlanta Expo Center (3640 Jonesboro Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30354).

Michel Comte launched his photography career with an advertising campaign for the Chloé fashion house, headed by designer Karl Lagerfeld. Comte went on to work with virtually every major fashion magazine of note. In addition to his fashion photography, Comte created many iconic celebrity portraits for Vanity Fair and Vogue, including shoots with figures such as Julian Schnabel, Jeremy Irons, Miles Davis, Helena Christenson, Carla Bruni, Claudia Schiffer, Ewan McGregor, and Mike Tyson.

Comte was named Photographer of the Year by PHOTO Magazine in 2000, and his work has been shown in museums and galleries around the world, including retrospective exhibitions at Vienna's Kunst Haus Museum, Zurich's Museum of Design, and Düsseldorf's NRW-Forum.

Comte is known for his unusual ability to capture both glamour and vulnerability in his work with models and celebrities. His photographs are compelling not only for their beauty but also for the untold stories that seem to shimmer behind the images. Items of particular note include:

• Gold selenium toned gelatin print signed and stamped by Michel Comte depicting a man dressed in drag (est. $800-$1,000)
• Black and white print of musician and actress Courtney Love during her 1992 pregnancy (est. $800-$1,000)
• Double image spliced together and printed in black and white depicting a man's tattooed arm (est. $800-$1,000)
• Two black and white prints of supermodel Iman (est. $500-$700)
• Chromogenic print of photograph from 1994 depicting actress Debi Mazar on a swing (est. $500-$800)
• Working notebooks, shoot books, and slides from advertising campaigns, fashion shoots, and celebrity portrait sessions (est. $400-$600)

The full auction catalogue is available online at http://www.peachtreebennett.com. Online bidding, in addition to live and absentee bidding, is available through invaluable.com (http://www.invaluable.com/auction-house/peachtree-amp-ben...) and liveauctioneers.com (https://www.liveauctioneers.com/peachtree-and-bennett). The collection may be previewed at Peachtree & Bennett's showroom in the Atlanta Expo Center on Thursday, May 12 through Saturday, May 14 from 10am to 5pm or by appointment.

Peachtree & Bennett is proud to bring quality antiques to the market and welcomes consignments. Their gallery offers the most competitive fees available for both buyers and sellers, and their auctions are distinguished by having a very low percentage of items with minimums or reserves.