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  • 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. 

    • Provenance

      From the artist to Davide Manfredi
      Private European Collection
      Sotheby's, London, 23 May 2015, lot 6
      Private Collection, New York

    • Literature

      Vogue Hommes, 1976
      Newton, Private Property, pl. 24
      Simon & Schuster, Helmut Newton: Sleepless Nights, p. 64
      Taschen, Helmut Newton: Work, pp. 210-211

    • Artist Biography

      Helmut Newton

      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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Saddle I, Paris

1976
Gelatin silver print, probably printed 1980s.
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (24.1 x 36.2 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'For David, This illustrates his philosophy about women!' in ink on the verso.

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Estimate
$30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for $30,240

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New York Auction 12 October 2022