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HELMUT NEWTON | 'Nude in Seaweed" Saint Tropez'
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Helmut Newton
- 'Nude in Seaweed" Saint Tropez'
- Inscribed 4300/70 in pencil
Edition 1 of 10 - Gelatin silver print
- 19 1/4 x 19 inches
large-format, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1981, no. one in an edition of 10
Provenance
Galerie Kicken, Cologne Private collection, Europe
Phillips de Pury & Company New York, 14 October 2004, Sale 40404, Lot 219
Phillips de Pury & Company New York, 14 October 2004, Sale 40404, Lot 219
Literature
Helmut Newton: Big Nudes (Munich, 1990), unpaginated Helmut Newton: Aus dem photographischen Werk (Munich, 1994), pl. 75
Condition
This large-format print is in generally excellent condition. There are a few small deposits of indeterminate nature in the margins, and a very soft crease in the upper left margin that is only visible in raking light. There are two hinge remnants on the reverse as well as an abrasion to the paper-ply along the upper edge. '1/10' and '4300/70' are written in an unidentified hand in pencil.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.