Lot 48
Arnold Newman
American (1918-2006)
Group of 6 Candid Photos (Featuring Pablo Picasso and Samuel Kootz)
gelatin silver prints
sheet (largest): 9 3/8 x 12 inches
mount (each): 11 1/8 x 15 1/2 inches

Provenance:
from the Collection of Joyce Kootz widow of renowned gallerist Sam Kootz

the group is overall in good condition: the print that shows Picasso and four other individuals observing a sculpture has five faint scratches varying in length: one begins lower left, one begins at the center left edge, one is below Picasso's knee, one is at the bottom center edge and one is to the upper center left; the print that shows a woman wearing a necklace while Picasso and three other figures observe has two faint impressions to the bottom of Picasso's shirt and to the paper on the table