"Rue Aubriot with Nude, Paris 1975" 16x20 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print by Helmut Newton
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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Helmut Newton 16x20 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Specifications:
Vintage silver gelatin print measuring 16 x 20 inches (40 x 51 cm).
Print is in excellent condition and has never been framed or displayed.
This is a rare original vintage print produced in the 1980s in Paris
at the Colour Lab facility where Newton produced his prints for the majority of his career.
Shipping & Handling:
All Helmut Newton vintage prints ship insured worldwide via priority
delivery, free of charge. Prints are never folded and are shipped
flat with accompanying documents and Certificate of Authenticity.
Returns & Exchanges:
Prints in original condition may be returned within 45 days of purchase
for a refund, exchange, or gallery credit.
Provenance:
This collection of vintage prints was gifted to Newton’s agent, Norman
Solomon, in recognition of the work he had performed producing the Private
Property Collection and promoting a series of exhibitions in London,
Paris, New York, and Los Angeles in 1985. Read more.
The collection was legally transferred to Solomon in 1986 via written
agreement and further ratified in a legal settlement in 2012 with the Helmut
Newton Estate and Foundation in the Superior Court of Los Angeles,
California. It is recorded in the United States Copyright Office.
The signed agreement was certified & notarized recognizing Norman
Solomon as the legal owner, making these prints authentically supported by
legal agreement.
About the Artist:
Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was one of the world's most celebrated photographers
whose uniquely edgy imagery is coveted worldwide by collectors and aficionados
of photographic art. Mr. Newton’s "Private Property" exhibition
series was produced by agreement in Paris, London, and New York City in 1985.