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

Details

HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
On the 10th floor of the Paris Hilton, September 1976
gelatin silver print
signed and dated in ink in margin; titled in ink on verso
42½ x 28¼in. (108.2 x 71.7cm.)

Literature

Newton, Sleepless Nights, Quartet Books, 1978, p.25, there titled 'Model and Meccano set'.

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Lot Essay

This print has the high gloss surface achieved by drying it with the emulsion in direct contact with the glazing drum. This was a finish favoured by Newton in the mid to late 1970s but not used after this period.

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