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Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton Violetta with Monocle (signed Helmut Newton Big Nude)

1991/printed later

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Helmut Newton Violetta with Monocle (Helmut Newton Big Nude IX, Paris, 1991): Medium: silver gelatin print mounted between museum acrylic. Year: 1991/printed circa mid 1990s. Dimensions: 17½ h × 11¾ w in (44 × 30 cm). Condition: Very good overall vintage condition; small black surface marking lower left; mounted between museum acrylic. Hand signed in ink on the lower right; & hand signed (in pencil) and dedicated (in ink) on the reverse from an edition of unknown. Provenance: Rago Auctions. Literature/References: Newton & Alvarez, Helmut Newton: Mes Derniers Nus, Vallois, Paris, 1994, pl. 30; Heiting, Helmut Newton: Work, Taschen, Cologne, 2001, p. 179. Helmut Newton was a German photographer whose subversive approach to subject matter brought an edge to his editorial spreads. “There must be a certain look of availability in the women I photograph,” he said of his models. “I think the woman who gives the appearance of being available is sexually much more exciting than a woman who's completely distant. This sense of availability I find erotic.” Born on October 31, 1920 in Berlin, Germany, Newton’s Jewish heritage meant that he had to flee his home country during the Nazi rise to power. The artist settled in Australia in the 1940s, where he later set up a studio. Newton went on to photograph models Cindy Crawford and Charlotte Rampling for several well-known magazines, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Playboy, and Elle. Though he continued to work commercially throughout his career, he began creating more personal work during the 1970s. In 1999, his now-famous book SUMO, was released by TASCHEN publishing house, chronicling decades of his most iconic work. Newton died in an automobile accident on January 23, 2004 at the age of 83 in West Hollywood, CA. Today, his works can be found in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Library of Australia in Canberra, and the International Center of Photography in New York. Related Categories: Cindy Sherman. Diane Arbus. Helmut Newton. Big Nude. Nude photography. Black and white photography. Gay photography.
  • Creator:
    Helmut Newton (1920-2004, German, Australian)
  • Creation Year:
    1991/printed later
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    NEW YORK, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU354311261102
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