'Opened for U.S. Customs' (Memphis Tennessee), 1991 – Helmut Newton (1920 Berlin - 2005 Los Angeles, CA)

Lot: 952

Helmut Newton (1920 Berlin - 2005 Los Angeles, CA)
'Opened for U.S. Customs' (Memphis Tennessee), 1991

Black and white print of a photo collage of greatly enlarged contact sheets and a text strip 'OPENED FOR US CUSTOMS' and handwritten notes. 80 x 100 cm (print), 90 x 119 cm (framed). Verso, on a label from the Kaess-Weiss Gallery, Stuttgart, typographically numbered: 2/10 and with the note that the work was signed and titled on a separate certificate; this certificate, however, is no longer available. Framed under glass in a passe-partout and described as such.

Estimate: 3,000 € - 5,000 €

183C - Modern Art
14. October 2026 at 5:30 PM CEST

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Helmut Newton (1920 Berlin - 2005 Los Angeles, CA)'Opened for U.S. Customs' (Memphis Tennessee), 1991

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Helmut Newton (1920 Berlin - 2005 Los Angeles, CA)
'Opened for U.S. Customs' (Memphis Tennessee), 1991