The Collins painting, entitlted Gezelling, and an image of the actress with Douglas S. Cramer. (Click to enlarge). UPDATE: THIS MADE $2,602,500
AN explicit portrait of Joan Collins by John Currin, whose recent series is inspired by pornographic imagery, features at Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Art sale in New York on November 14. It is part of the collection of Douglas S. Cramer, the television producer renowned for shows such as Love Boat, Wonder Woman, Dynasty and for developing Batman, Peyton Place, and The Odd Couple. The sultry brunette is modeled on a cover image from a 1970s sex magazine showing soap super-star Joan Collins in scanty black lace lingerie. The image of a then 45 year old Collins was taken during her 1978 movie The Stud. The painting is estimated at $1.2-1.8 million.