HELMUT NEWTON "RUE AUBRIOT, PARIS" 1977 contemporary american photography sexual or psychological violence and

sexual or psychological violence and tension

Executed in bold

Set against a vibrant saffron background

The print depicts concentric scribbles

seated casually next to an inflatable airplane

HELMUT NEWTON "RUE AUBRIOT, PARIS" 1977 contemporary american photography sexual or psychological violence andHelmut Newton (1920 2004) was one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, known for redefining the way women were portrayed in the fashion industry. Born in 1920 in Berlin, Newtons Jewish background forced him and his family to flee Germany as the Nazis ascended to power. The artist settled in Australia in the 1940s, where he later set up a studio and photographed models for several well know magazines, including Vogue, Harpers Bazaar,