Limited Edition No. 635. First Edition "The Big Nude" Helmut Newton Sumo Book With Phillip Starck Stand

Description

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with stand by Helmut Newton. Bound printed paper, signed and numbered interior 'Helmut Newton'. This … more "The Big Nude" Sumo Book with stand by Helmut Newton. Bound printed paper, signed and numbered interior 'Helmut Newton'. This book is number 00635 of 10,000 from the first edition published by Taschen and retains original Philippe Starck chrome-plated steel stand book stand. The book measures 3.25 h × 20.5 w × 28 d in (8 × 52 × 71 cm), and the stand measures 29.5 H × 24.5 W × 25 D in (75 × 62 × 63 cm). Published and purchased in 1999, wear is consistent with age. Some markings along spine and cover of book; dust jacket included is ripped and not in good condition (new dust jacket can be ordered online directly from taschen for $400). Original Philippe Starck Stand in good condition.

About the Artist:
Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. The New York Times described him as a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications." His work in the 1960s set him up for what is considered his most influential period, in which he produced the work that would come to define his style. Combining the glamour and decadence of high fashion with a subversive sexuality, his photographs dare the viewer to challenge preconceptions. Newton became an iconic fashion photographer recognized for his radical, edgy, and, at times, racy subject matter. Inspired by film noir, Expressionist cinema, and surrealism, Newton's images are controversial, provocative, and heavily voyeuristic in nature.

About the Manufacturer:
From his humble beginning selling comic books in his native Cologne to his rapidly expanding book publishing empire, Benedikt Taschen has been all about living large - literally. Sumo, a 464-page, 66-pound compendium of Helmut Newton's photography is one of the largest and heaviest books ever produced - it comes with its own display stand - and among the most expensive, too. The first copy in a limited edition was published in 1999 and signed by many of the celebrities whose images appear in its pages sold at auction for $364,000. less