Lot 35
  • 35

Helmut Newton

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Helmut Newton
  • Nastassia Kinski with Marlène Dietrich puppet (Playboy), 1983
  • photograph
  • 24,1 x 16,5 cm (chaque)
Two vintage silver prints. Each with blue annotations in the margin. Each titled on a label affixed to the back of the print. Individually matted and framed.

Provenance

Christie's, New York, Playboy at 50, 17 December 2003, lot 266
Galerie Thierry Marlat, Paris

Literature

Helmut Newton, Playboy, May 1983: 'Nastassia Kinski Exposed' , ill. pp. 146-147.
Helmut Newton, Playboy: Helmut Newton, Munich, Chronicle Books, 2005, ill. p. 45 (variant).

Condition

These two silver prints are in good condition. Each print with the upper edge with losses away from the image and the reverse with traces of dried glue. First print (model looking up); a very light crease in the lower left corner visible under raking light. Second print (model looking down); a very light crease near the right edge and at the lower edge.
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Catalogue Note

© Helmut Newton Estate