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HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
Lot 17

HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)

On the 10th floor of the Hilton, Paris, 1976

Closed16 May 2012

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GBP 58,850

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HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
On the 10th floor of the Hilton, Paris, 1976
gelatin silver print
signed and dated in ink (margin, recto)
titled in ink (verso)
image 42½ x 28¼in. (108.2 x 71.7cm.)
sheet approximately 50½ x 36in. (128.3 x 91.5cm.

Christie's, London, May 17, 2006, Lot 29, sale no. 7226;
Private collection, London.

Specialist note

This print has the high gloss surface and the signature recto, lower right beneath the image that characterises Newton's prints of the mid to late 1970s. It is an exceptional early printing in large format and pre-dates any editioning of his work.