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HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
Lot 101

HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)

Woman Examining Man, St. Tropez, 1975

Closed13 November 2007

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GBP 31,700

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HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
Woman Examining Man, St. Tropez, 1975
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed, titled and dated in ink, 'Paris' copyright credit reproduction limitation stamp on verso
17 1/8 x 11½in. (43.4 x 29.2cm.)

Specialist note

This photograph caused considerable controversy when it originally ran in Vogue in 1975. The work was deemed shocking for the reversal of roles, with the female model assuming the predatory role as she gazes at the male figure, stripped to the waist.