Gelatin silver print. With a hand-written dedication "For Marc, The primadonna, Thank you for your beautiful work, Helmut, Paris October 10, 1999". On photo paper. 198.5 x 67 cm.
Printed by Marc Bruhat. Not unframed for cataloging. [KA].
- One of the very rare examples of the “Panoramic Nude” photographs taken in Italy in 1989. - Newton par excellence: the strong, naked woman in high heels, captured in public spaces, is a central theme in Newton's oeuvre. - A master at work: with his special panoramic camera, Newton captures the moment of intrigue and seduction like no other photographer in the history of photography. - With the group exhibition “Berlin, Berlin,” the Helmut Newton Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary from June 2024 to February 2025.
LITERATURE: Helmut Newton. Work, Cologne 2000, p. 226 (illustrated) (different copy). Cornette de Saint-Cyr Bruxelles, Design & Photographies, auction on March 5, 2013, lot 292 (illustrated).