
Nude and Police Dog, St. Tropez
A commanding nude figure stands in stark contrast against the sunlit backdrop of St. Tropez, her confident posture subverting traditional notions of vulnerability and power. Newton's signature provocative aesthetic is heightened by the presence of a leashed police dog, creating a charged tension between raw animalistic force and human authority. The crisp gelatin silver print renders every detail with clinical precision, amplifying the image's unsettling yet seductive interplay of dominance and control.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
October 1, 2013
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