Helmut Newton

(Australian/German, 1920-2004)

Red Gorgeous or Gorgeous Red

, 1991

gelatin silver print

signed, dated and inscribed

10 x 8 inches.

Provenance:

Robert (Bob) Evans and Jennifer Howard Kessler

Private Collection, New York, New York

With letter of provenance from Jennifer Kessler

Note:

This work is part of a unique series shot in Newton’s Beverly Hills, California projection room for Bob Evans and Jennifer Howard Kessler. Ms. Kessler is the subject of the photograph.

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