Classic Kiss shot sold ...(damn, I thought they meant the Matcom/Pitt pic

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Mon Apr-25-05 05:35 PM
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Classic Kiss shot sold ...(damn, I thought they meant the Matcom/Pitt pic

Edited on Mon Apr-25-05 05:40 PM by MaineDem

The woman featured in Robert Doisneau's classic photograph of a couple kissing outside Paris city hall has sold her original print at auction.

The picture, Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, sold for 155,000 euros (�105,000) - more than 10 times what it was expected to fetch.

Francoise Bornet and her then boyfriend agreed to pose for the seemingly spontaneous photo in 1950.

The photo went on to become a poster icon around the world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4481789.stm

Wonder how much the Boston shot could be auctioned for?

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