In 1979 the as yet unknown 20 year old Madonna posed naked for $30 for photographer Martin Schreiber in NYC. Later when she had become world famous the shots appeared in Playboy – catapulting Schreiber to fame. In Brighton (UK) in 2009 – 30 years later – the original photographs were on show exclusively from the Impure Art Gallery. Jamie McCartney of the Impure Art Gallery said – “It was unbelievable. One of the editions was up to 8 of 25. There were two collectors enquiring about the entire series of 34 photos!” Clever investors are bought the prints before the first seven of each were sold.

The series of black and white photographs of Madonna show her as the exceptionally beautiful young woman she was. Modeling to pay her way through dance school, her toned body, perfect breasts, great skin, luxuriant pubic hair and mop of curls were a draw for several photographers. The languid, innocent look in her eyes betrays nothing of the pop superstar and business genius she was to become.

Schreiber’s shots are seen as more classy and with growing interest in his work by collectors these prints became an excellent investment with prices starting at only £1600 for the smaller sized 1985 edition and £3400 for the 60×40 cm prints.

Schreiber began working freelance for the New York Times and in 1971 was a runner up in the first Life Magazine photography contest. This was the start of a brilliant career. In 1977 he began teaching a course on photographing the nude and his first book entitled “Bodyscapes” was published in 1980. In 1985 though Schreiber got the lucky break artists dream of. Madonna was on the cover of Time magazine. He dug out his nude photos of the former model and his brief girlfriend and sold them to Playboy. They appeared amidst much controversy in the September 1985 issue of Playboy. The original 1985 prints were exhibited a few times in the USA and Europe but have since gathered dust at Schreiber’s French home as he concentrated on other projects. Persuaded to exhibit the series again for the 30th anniversary, he released this new edition of larger size prints, which have again attracted so much attention.

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