Lot #54: HELMUT NEWTON - Big Nude III, Henrietta, Paris, 1981 - Original vintage photolithograph

   

Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004).
Title: "Big Nude III, Henrietta, Paris, 1981 [large format]".
Medium: Original vintage photolithograph.
Date: Composed 1980. Printed 1985.
Dimensions: Overall size: 20 x 14 1/2 in. (508 x 368 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $1,600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $2,000/2,500
Lot Note(s): Signed "Helmut" 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): The cover photograph for Newton's "Sumo." The model for this picture is Henrietta Allias Purcell, half Cherokee, half French model who worked with Newton between 1980 and 1981, immortalizing her in his Big Nudes series. Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [30319-4-1600-NA]