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Model and Meccano Set, Paris

Helmut Newton

Artwork Details

Model and Meccano Set, Paris
1976
Helmut Newton
gelatin silver print on paper
12 3/16 in x 8 1/16 in (30.96 cm x 20.48 cm)
Gift of Gerald and Selma Lotenberg
1984/1.277.4

Description

Subject Matter:

A photograph from a portfolio of images in which Helmut Newton depicts celebrities, designers and models in highly contrived poses and often placed in decadent scenes. In this photograph, a model stands on a balcony at the Hilton Hotel in Paris. Her arms are outstretched as she leans gracefully on the railing. The Eiffel Tower, which Newton referred to as a Mecanno set, is framed in the background of the scene. The woman wears a long, open sweater and sheer underwear, one breast exposed as she looks toward the camera.

Physical Description:

This photograph depicts a woman standing on a balcony looking over a cityscape. 

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