A powerful and daring evolution of one of Helmut Newton’s most celebrated images, "Rue Aubriot with Nude Model, Paris 1975" is the second in the iconic Private Property series . This legendary fine art print captures actress Vibeke Knudsen standing with a nude model in a lamp-lit Parisian street, amplifying Newton’s signature themes of androgyny, elegance, and provocation.
Styled in the Yves Saint Laurent Le Smoking tuxedo , Knudsen embodies the commanding presence Newton sought to immortalize in the 1970s. The composition draws from Newton’s deep admiration for Brassai’s nocturnal street photography , using only the available street lighting of Rue Aubriot in Paris' Marais district , where Newton himself lived for 14 years.
In a 1988 New York Magazine interview, Newton reflected: "Vibeke was a girl I often worked with in those days. The idea was a man-woman standing in the street at night – the street, in fact, in Paris’ Marais district, where I lived for 14 years." His own home is visible in the background, adding a deeply personal dimension to this already mesmerizing scene. Read more about Helmut Newton's Rue Aubriot here.
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Original vintage print from the Private Property Collection
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Features Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic Le Smoking tuxedo
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Shot in Paris, 1975 , using only natural street lighting
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Museum-quality, collectible fine art
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Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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