Lot #2729: 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 [poster]".
Medium: Original photolithograph.
Date: Composed 1976. Printed 1994.
Dimensions: Overall size: 23 1/2 x 31 in. (597 x 787 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $225
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400
Lot Note(s): 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 Patou and Laroche, French Vogue. Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [30542-5-225-NA]