
Hotel Room, Place de la République, Paris
A stark and voyeuristic black-and-white photograph capturing the charged atmosphere of a Parisian hotel room, where Newton's signature interplay of power, sexuality, and elegance unfolds with cool detachment. The clinical precision of the gelatin silver print heightens the scene's tension, rendering flesh, shadow, and the anonymous urban setting in sharp, unapologetic contrast. True to Newton's iconic style, the image transforms an ordinary interior into a theatrically erotic stage, evoking both vulnerability and dominance.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print from
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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May 18, 2017
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