Helmut NEWTON PORTRAITS Schirmer Mosel HC/DJ Nudes Fashion 2004

by Carol Squiers

$90 · Offered by eBay · No longer available

Helmut Newton: Portraits Hardcover, Schirmer/Mosel / Schirmer Art Books, 2004 reissue. Introduction by Carol Squiers. A beautifully produced collection of Helmut Newton’s portraits from Europe and America, featuring figures from film, fashion, art, and culture. Newton’s portraits are glamorous, confrontational, theatrical, and unmistakably his — less polite “portraiture” than high-voltage personality study. This 2004 hardcover Schirmer/Mosel edition gathers Newton’s portraits of major cultural figures and “beautiful people,” including subjects from the worlds of cinema, fashion, magazines, and art. The book includes both black-and-white and color images, with clean, spacious page layouts that let the photographs breathe. Why this matters: Newton is one of the defining photographers of late-20th-century fashion and celebrity image-making. His portraits are not soft-focus flattery; they are staged, sharp-edged, seductive, and often a little dangerous. This is a strong collector copy of a substantial Newton title, especially appealing for collectors of fashion photography, portrait photography, celebrity photography, and Schirmer/Mosel art books. Publisher/seller copy describes the collection this way: “Newton’s collection of portraits from the worlds of film, fashion, politics and culture can be considered a pantheon of VIP’s,” adding that his staged creations celebrate “the attractiveness and prominence of his models as well as their vanity and imperfections.” Condition: Excel

• Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel Verlag Gmbh
• Year: 2004
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783829601313
• Condition: Very Good

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