Helmut Newton (1920–2004) - St. Jean Cap Ferrat

Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004), St. Jean Cap Ferrat, 1978.

Photolithography 40.5 x 27.5 cm. Hand-signed and back-titled and dated.

Condition: Good condition with slight defects. Minimal creases along the sheet edges, slight, age-related yellowing at the top edge. Illustrations are part of the condition description.

The Photolithography is from the rare “Special Collection, 24 Photo Lithos”, published by the Rapoport Printing Corporation, New York, 1979.

Biography
The photographer Helmut Newton (German, 31.10.1920 - 23.01.2004) was born as Helmut Neustädter in Berlin. Very early he dedicated himself to photography and often neglected school because of it. In 1936 he eventually left the Gymnasium and began an apprenticeship in the same year with the then-renowned Berlin photographer Yva (Else Neuländer). After the rise to power by the National Socialists, Newton fled Germany in 1938 and worked during World War II in Singapore and Australia, where he served several years in the Australian Army. In 1945 Newton opened a photography studio in Melbourne and returned to Europe in the 1950s. There he worked for Vogue, later also for numerous other magazines and fashion journals such as Playboy or Elle. For his assignments Newton travels everywhere and in the 1970s he became the most sought-after and expensive fashion photographer in the world. Newton’s photographs are known for their dramatically staged lighting and the unconventional poses of the models. Often his works are described as obsessive and sexually aggressive. In addition to many awards Newton received the Kodak Photo Book Award for his book White Women (1976), the Life Legend Award of Life magazine and the American Institute of Graphic Arts Award. From 1981 Newton lived with his wife June Newton in Monaco and Los Angeles. At the age of 83 he died in a traffic accident in Los Angeles.