Sotheby's, New York, 9 October 2009, lot 209
Vogue Paris, November 1981, p. 164
Helmut Newton, World Without Men, New York: Xavier Moreau, 1984, p. 72
Helmut Newton: Private Property, Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1989, pl. 37
Helmut Newton: Big Nudes, Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1990, n.p.
M. Harrison, Appearances: Fashion Photography since 1945, New York: Rizzoli, 1991, p. 241
Z. Felix ed., The Best of Helmut Newton, New York: Thunder's Mouth, 1996, pl. 32
I. Jeffrey, The Photography Book, London: Phaidon, 1997, p. 345
Helmut Newton: Pages from the Glossies: Facsimiles 1956–1998, Göttingen: Steidl, 1998, p. 460
Helmut Newton: Work, Cologne: Taschen, 2000, p. 189
H. Koetzle, Photo Icons. The Story Behind the Photos., Vol. 2, Cologne: Taschen, 2002, p. 146, 151
Helmut Newton: Private Property, Munich: Schirmer, 2003, pl. 37
German • 1920 - 2004
Helmut Newton's distinct style of eroticism and highly produced images was deemed rebellious and revolutionary in its time, as he turned the expected notion of beauty, depicted by passive and submissive women, on its head. Depicting his models as strong and powerful women, Newton reversed gender stereotypes and examined society's understanding of female desire.
Newton created a working space for his models that was part decadent and part unorthodox — a safe microcosm in which fantasies became reality. And perhaps most famously of all, Newton engendered an environment in which his female models claimed the space around them with unapologetic poise and commanding sensuality. His almost cinematic compositions provided a hyper-real backdrop for the provocative images of sculptural, larger-than-life women, and enhanced the themes of voyeurism and fetishism that run throughout his work.
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