Woman into Man, Vogue, Paris, 1979

Details

HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004)
Woman into Man, Vogue, Paris, 1979
Polaroid
signé au crayon (verso)
image : 9.6 x 7.5 cm. (3 ¾ x 3 in.)
feuille : 11 x 8.7 cm. (4 ¼ x 3 3/8 in.)
Ce tirage est unique.

Provenance

Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste.
Christie's, New York, 20th Century Photographs - The Elfering Collection, 10 octobre 2005, Lot 61.

Literature

Variante reproduite :
‘Rétro Verseau’, Vogue, Paris, mars 1979, p. 301.
Catalogue d’exposition, Shots of Style Great Fashion Photographs chosen by David Bailey, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londres, 1985, pl. 119.
Martin Harrison, Appearances Fashion Photography since 1945, Jonathan Cape, Londres, 1991, p. 234.
Helmut Newton, Pages from the Glossies Facsimiles 1956-1998, Scalo, Zurich / Berlin / New York, 1998, p. 409.
Helmut Newton, Autobiography, Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, New York, 2002, p. 248.
Catalogue d’exposition, Icons of Style A Century of Fashion Photography, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2018, pl. 120.

Special Notice

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Further Details

UNIQUE POLAROID PRINT; SIGNED IN PENCIL (VERSO)

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Lot Essay

‘I’ve had this idea in my head for some time: pictures of men and women together, only the men are women dressed up as men. But the illusion must be as perfect as possible, to try to confuse the reader. This man-woman ambiguity has always fascinated me… ‘ Helmut Newton

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