Artist: Helmut Newton (German/Australian, 1920-2004). Title: "Big Nude III, Henrietta, Paris, 1981 [small format]". Medium: Original photolithograph. Date: Composed 1980. Printed 1997. Dimensions: Overall size: 8 9/16 x 6 1/16 in. (217 x 154 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed "Helmut" in black marker, lower right. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Through the photographer Wolfgang Sievers; from an extensive private collection, Melbourne, Australia. Comment(s): The cover photograph for Newton's "Sumo." The model for this picture is Henrietta Allias Purcell, half Cherokee, half French model who worked with Newton between 1980 and 1981, immortalizing her in his Big Nudes series. Image copyright © Helmut Newton Foundation. [29092-1-400]