Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design, 3 Sessions: Fall 2020

Sat, Oct 10, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 317

Helmut Newton Photograph of Ettore Sottsass, Signed Edition

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Helmut Newton (1920-2004)
Marking(s); notes: signed, copyright stamp, 14065/56; ed. 1/10; 1999
Country of origin; materials: German; photograph
Dimensions (H, W, D): 15.75"h, 11.25"w; 20.75"h, 16.75"w mat
Additional Information: Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2008) was a noteworthy Memphis designer and a friend of the photographer. The sofa depicted in the photograph is one of his own designs. Provenance: Artist | Collection of Georges Boisgontier, France | Private Collection, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. French sculptor Georges Boisgontier, best known for his collaborative chess set with Arman, was friends with Helmut Newton during his time in Monte Carlo, and received these prints (lots 317 and 318) as gifts, which he then gave to his wife.

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Condition

very good (condition of art only)