Lot #1269: HELMUT NEWTON - Piscine Deligny, Jewels and Fashion, River Seine, Paris - Original photolithograph

 

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004).
Title: "Piscine Deligny, Jewels and Fashion, River Seine, Paris [large format]".
Medium: Original photolithograph.
Date: Composed 1976. Printed 1994.
Dimensions: Overall size: 19 7/16 x 30 in. (494 x 762 mm). Image size: 19 7/16 x 30 in. (494 x 762 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Provenance: Through the photographer Wolfgang Sievers; from an extensive private collection, Melbourne, Australia. Comment(s): Newton’s image depicts the floating pool “Piscine Deligny” on the Seine river in Paris. The infamous pool hosted celebrity and royalty alike and was known for the erotically outrageous behavior found there. For French Vogue. Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [30241-5-1600]