Sie kommen (Dressed)
Photograph
1981 (printed)
1981 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Brought up in Berlin in the 1920s, the Australian photographer Helmut Newton began work in the 1950s for several magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Jardin des Modes, American Playboy, Nova and Queen. Sie Kommen (dressed / undressed) [Here they come] (museum numbers E.1523-1991 and E.1524-1991) was made in 1981, when Newton was already recognised as one of the greatest fashion photographers of his time. These two images explore some of his central themes: gender stereotypes, power relations, and the photographer as voyeur, reducing women to sexual machines. These “portraits” also show Newton’s preference for tall, self-assured, masculine women, presented in an attractive as well as a disturbingly sensuous manner.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sie kommen (Dressed) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Newton, Helmut, Sie kommen (dressed), 1981, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of four women (dressed) posing against a white backdrop. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | 5/10 |
| Marks and inscriptions | on verso, Ink Stamp: ' COPYRIGHT HELMUT NEWTON/MONTE CARLO/REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED'
In pencil: "Sie Kommen" (dressed)/Paris 1981/Signed by photographer/5/10/10-9 |
| Gallery label | Gallery 100, 2016-17:
Helmut Newton (1948–2004)
‘Sie Kommen, Dressed and Undressed’
1981
This pair of images was first published in French and Italian Vogue, where photographs considered too risqué for the American edition of the magazine often appeared. The images are typical of Newton’s coolly detached and unsentimental vision of modern women. The models appear equally confident dressed and undressed.
Gelatin silver prints
Museum nos. E.1523, 1524-1
991 |
| Production | vintage print? |
| Summary | Brought up in Berlin in the 1920s, the Australian photographer Helmut Newton began work in the 1950s for several magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Jardin des Modes, American Playboy, Nova and Queen. Sie Kommen (dressed / undressed) [Here they come] (museum numbers E.1523-1991 and E.1524-1991) was made in 1981, when Newton was already recognised as one of the greatest fashion photographers of his time. These two images explore some of his central themes: gender stereotypes, power relations, and the photographer as voyeur, reducing women to sexual machines. These “portraits” also show Newton’s preference for tall, self-assured, masculine women, presented in an attractive as well as a disturbingly sensuous manner. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1523-1991 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2006 |
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