Winnie at the Negresco, Nice
A striking black-and-white gelatin silver print by Helmut Newton, this photograph captures the enigmatic Winnie posed against the grand backdrop of the iconic Negresco hotel in Nice. Newton's signature bold and provocative aesthetic is evident in the stark contrasts and commanding presence of the subject, blending glamour with an underlying sense of tension. The later print preserves the razor-sharp clarity and luminous tonal range that define Newton's masterful approach to fashion and figure photography.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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April 1, 2014
Artists in conversation
Guy Bourdin
French · b. 1928
Bourdin similarly created high contrast black and white and color fashion photographs with a provocative, cinematic tension, often staging glamorous female figures in grand architectural settings with a commanding and unsettling mood.
Herb Ritts
American · b. 1952
Ritts shared Newton's mastery of gelatin silver print aesthetics, crafting bold black and white portrait and figure studies of women with razor sharp tonal clarity, sculptural presence, and a seamless blend of glamour and raw physicality.
Peter Lindbergh
German · b. 1944
Lindbergh produced striking black and white fashion and portrait photography with luminous tonal range and a similarly authoritative female presence, often set against iconic European locations that carry the same sense of theatrical grandeur seen in this Newton photograph.
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