Lot 184
  • 184

Helmut Newton

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Helmut Newton
  • 'AT KARL LAGERFELD'S, PARIS'
signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1974, printed circa 1982 (White Women, unpaginated)

Provenance

Acquired from Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, 2001

Condition

This print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. Visible upon close examination in raking light are 2 pinpoint-sized impressions that do not break the emulsion in the window treatment and chair. On the reverse, 'SW #4548' is annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand. There are also 2 stray marks of metallic ink.
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