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Helmut Newton
German • 1920-2004
Biography
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.
Insights
Phillips set the world auction record for Newton in May 2018 with Panoramic Nude with Gun, Villa d'Este, Como, 1989, selling for £729,000.
Newton started his career with an apprenticeship with photographer Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon, known as Yva, whose surreal portraits and provocative nudes inspired Newton throughout his career.
Amongst other publications of his work, Taschen's oversized SUMO is a tribute that includes 400 images, and was edited by his wife June Newton.
Newton's Private Property Suites, comprised of 45 prints in three suites of 15 prints each — all hand-selected by Newton in 1984 — present superb examples of Newton's distinctly flirtatious style, one that he meticulously chiseled over a decades-long career.
"My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain."
Past Lots
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Helmut Newton
Woman into Man, Paris
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £49,530
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Helmut Newton
Woman Being Filmed, Paris
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £13,970
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Helmut Newton
3pm in Bel Air, California
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £16,510
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Helmut Newton
Rudi Gernreich Swim Suits, Miami
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £19,050
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125
Helmut Newton
In Robert's Garden, Beverly Hills
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £10,160
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126
Helmut Newton
Mannequins, Quai d'Orsay III, Paris
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £36,830
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Helmut Newton
Catherine Deneuve at Home, Paris
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £13,970
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128
Helmut Newton
Veruschka in Nice
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £21,590
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129
Helmut Newton
Paloma Picasso, Saint-Tropez
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £20,320
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130
Helmut Newton
Saddle II, Paris
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £73,660
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131
Helmut Newton
Two Pairs of Legs in Silk Stockings, Ritz Hotel, Paris
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £55,880
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132
Helmut Newton
Woman in Fur Coat Adjusting Stocking, Paris
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
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133
Helmut Newton
Jenny Kapitan, Pension Dorian, Berlin
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £15,240
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134
Helmut Newton
Sylvia in my Studio, Paris
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,700
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Helmut Newton
Jenny Kapitan in My Apartment, Paris
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £15,240
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136
Helmut Newton
Cindy Crawford Veiled, Monte Carlo
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £12,700
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137
Helmut Newton
Claudia Schiffer in Blood-Red Dress, Menton, France
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £13,970
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138
Helmut Newton
Nastassja Kinski and Marlene Dietrich Doll, Los Angeles
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £7,620
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139
Helmut Newton
Portrait of Jodie Foster, Hollywood
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
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140
Helmut Newton
David Bowie, Monte Carlo
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,700
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141
Helmut Newton
Sigourney Weaver, Los Angeles
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £17,780
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142
Helmut Newton
Leaving Las Vegas
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £88,900
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Helmut Newton
Battleship, Monte Carlo
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £66,040
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Helmut Newton
Monte Carlo
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £66,040
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