Prints & Photographs Part I Auction Could Realize $5.17m

3 min read · 09 Apr 2026

Sie Kommen, Paris (Dressed and Naked) by Helmut Newton estimated at $1.2m (low) to $1.8m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Nautilus (1927) by Edward Weston estimated at $300,000 (low) to $500,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Roses, Mexico by Tina Modotti estimated at $250,000 (low) to $350,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Andy Mouse: One Plate by Keith Haring estimated at $150,000 (low) to $250,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from Ads by Andy Warhol estimated at $150,000 (low) to $250,000 (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Sie Kommen, Paris (Dressed and Naked) by Helmut Newton estimated at $1.2m (low) to $1.8m (high). Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Helmut Newton Sie Kommen, Paris (Dressed and Naked) (1981) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Prints & Photographs Part I' auction in New York on April 14.

Pre-sale low estimates total $5.17m.

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73 works are for sale.
Estimates total: $5.17m (low) and $7.95m (high), excluding premiums.
0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Helmut Newton, Sie Kommen, Paris (Dressed and Naked) (1981), which is estimated to sell for between $1.2m and $1.8m. It has been traded once in the past.

Guaranteed lots

3 works are backed by guarantees, including: Roy Lichtenstein, Explosion, from Portfolio 9 (1967). It is estimated to sell for between $15,000 and $25,000. It has been traded once in the past.

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Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.

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