Arts & Entertainment

Take Home A Nude Auction: Brooke Shields, Padma Lakshmi And More

See photos from Sotheby's 'Take Home A Nude' annual auction and dinner with stars Brooke Shields, Naomi Watts, Padma Lakshmi and more!

Sotheby's annual 'Take Home A Nude' auction and dinner took place last night to raise money for scholarships at the New York Academy of Art. With an all star guest list in attendance, ranging from celebrity chef Padma Lakshmi to supermodel royalty Brooke Shields and Helena Christensen, the fundraiser was nothing short of a night to remember. Even friendly exes Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber were all smiles partaking in the festivities.

Take a look below through Daniela's Lens for all of the best moments from the auction!


6:31 p.m.
Naomi Watts looks gorgeous!


Padma Lakshmi
6:36 p.m.

6:40 p.m.
The 48-year-old is best known for her cookbooks and her tv show "Top Chef."


Brooke Shields
6:48 p.m.

6:48 p.m.
Brooke Shields is wearing a t-shirt with a photo print of fashion icon Iris Apfel.


6:51 p.m.
I take another photo of her with available light.


7:07 p.m.
Liev Schreiber is here! The PR tells me that he has been filming his show "Ray Donovan" all day.


Princess Alexandra of Greece
7:30 p.m.
Helena Christensen
8:24 p.m.

8:33 p.m.
Artist and collector couple Mickalene Thomas and Raquel Chevremont.


8:34 p.m.
The atmosphere at the auction.


8:48 p.m.
Fashion designer Nicole Miller and friend.


9:27 p.m.
Naomi Watts enjoys the dinner.


9:34 p.m.
Liev Schreiber has a glass of white wine with Brooke Shields.

9:38 p.m.
Brooke heads on stage and welcomes everybody to the dinner event.


9:57 p.m.
Liev Schreiber in conversation with David Kratz and Eric Goode.


10:00 p.m.
I hope everybody took home a nude!


Daniela Kirsch is a renowned entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only just knows more than just a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series 'Daniela's Lens' offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.


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