Modern & Contemporary Art 
21 June 2023
Modern & Contemporary Art 
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Helmut Newton 1920–2004

Scene from Pina Bausch's Ballet 'Die Keuschheitslegende' Wuppertal

1983 / printed later
platinum palladium print image: 8⅝ h × 12¾ w in (22 × 32 cm) sheet: 13 h × 15⅞ w in (33 × 40 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,930
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Signed and inscribed to lower edge ‘For Pattie with love Helmut Newton’. Signed, titled and dated to verso ‘Scene from Pina Bausch's Ballet Die Keuschheitslegende Wuppertal 1983 Helmut Newton’.
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Patricia Faure, Los Angeles | Thence by descent

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Pina Bausch's 'Die Keuschheitslegende'

Photo: Rolf Borzik © Pina Bausch Foundation

Legendary choreographer Pina Bausch's Die Keuschheitslegende—or “Legend of Chastity”—premiered on December 13, 1979 at Germany's Opernhaus Wuppertal. It was performed by Tanztheater Wuppertal, with set and costume design by Rolf Borzik. The crocodiles were made by Herbert Rettich. 

The desire to discover, the desire to move, to capture the flavor, three concepts that describe the art of photography.

Helmut Newton

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