Brigitte Bardot at La Madrague, circa 1968 - Lot 5

Brigitte Bardot at La Madrague, circa 1968 Digital color print Dimensions: 20.6 x 19 cm Note: Iconic image of Brigitte Bardot in the intimacy of La Madrague, in Saint-Tropez, a mythical place that has become inseparable from her person. Photographed in a bikini, wearing a large hat, Bardot embodies a freedom of tone and body that profoundly marked the collective imagination of the late 1960s. The assertive posture, Mediterranean setting and natural light reinforce the image of a woman freed from the traditional codes of cinema and institutional glamour. This photograph is part of a much sought-after iconography: that of Bardot off-set, in her private sphere, at a time when she was at the height of her fame while beginning her gradual withdrawal from the film scene. Today, the color images from La Madrague constitute an emblematic body of work, particularly prized by collectors.