Helmut Newton (1920-2004) - Central Park West, N.Y., 1976

chromogenic Polaroid print  - signed in ink, dated and annotated 'N.Y.' in blue wax pencil (on the verso) - 3¾ x 2 7/8in. (9.5 x 7.3cm.) - Estimate: $8,000-12,000

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist

Literature: Newton, Sleepless Nights, Congreve Publishing Company, 1978, p. 53 (published version);
Newton, Pola Woman, Schirmer Art Books, 1992, p. 69;
Helmut Newton Aus Dem Photographischen Werk, Schimer Art Books, 1993, pl. 79 (published version).

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