Lot 108
  • 108

Helmut Newton

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Helmut Newton
  • 'Two Pairs of Stockings'
  • Gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated, and editioned '3/10' in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1979, printed later (Big Nudes, unpaginated; Pantheon, pl. 58)

Provenance

Christie's Los Angeles, 13 November 2001, Sale 9832, Lot 70

Condition

This print, on double-weight paper with a slight surface sheen, is in generally excellent condition. There is gentle rippling in the left and right margins and, upon close examination, slight impressions in the lower margin corners are visible. On the reverse 'X,' 'KP100250,' and '3736/6' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil. There is a A Gallery For Fine Photography, New Orleans label on the reverse of the frame.
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