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Publisher's Note: The Enchanting World of Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton’s lens, like never before, captured the allure of women, showcasing the essence of elegance and glamour. His images portray stories of seduction, desire, intrigue, and powerplay, leaving an indelible mark on our cultural history. Newton's unforgettable images, sophisticated and provocative, constitute a rich and ever-relevant artistic legacy. This book presents a compact but wide-ranging and impactful portfolio of his work, supported by an insightful introduction and a detailed chronological biography.

Newton's images straddle the knife-edge of ambiguity, teasing out allusions and social observations that both entice and challenge their viewers. In this portfolio, Newton's unique perspective is effectively showcased, reflecting the complex undercurrents that give his images their distinct character across the breadth of his editorial work in the fields of fashion and portraiture.

From the mid-sixties and through his work published in leading magazines such as Vogue Paris, Elle, Marie Claire, Nova, Queen, and British Vogue, Newton’s dynamic images established his reputation in the world of fashion. By the mid-seventies, his notoriety was extended through his first books and exhibitions. His images immortalize luminaries of society, film, and fashion, including Princess Caroline of Monaco, Charlotte Rampling, Paloma Picasso, and Karl Lagerfeld.

This book unveils Newton’s evolution into a contrarian, a savvy and mischievous cynic, at once a voyeur and satirist whose lens framed contentious yet pivotal aspects of high fashion and high society in the latter decades of the twentieth century. He worked as a "gun for hire," while imposing his own perspectives and obsessions, defining most notably his idea of a powerful, self-assured woman. This figure became his most insistent theme, developed in seductive charged scenarios, most typically set in the environment of opulent apartments or grand hotels, notably in Paris, Monte Carlo, and Los Angeles.

Edition: English, French, German

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