Woman Examining Man, St. Tropez, 1975

Details

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.)

Literature

US Vogue, May 1975, p.106; Newton, World Without Men, Quartet, 1984, p.176; Newton, Private Property, Schirmer/Mosel, 1989, pl.35; Harrison, Appearances: Fashion Photography since 1945, Rizzoli, 1991, p.232; Newton, Pages from the Glossies: Facsimiles 1956-1998, Scalo, 1998, p.316.

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Lot Essay

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.

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