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Newton, Helmut
Baby Sumo.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson,
Date of Publication: 2009
Stock Code: 10283
FIRST THUS. Limited Edition. Folio, pp., 464. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Bound in publishers’ pale grey cloth, in the pictorial dust-jacket. With a stainless-steel bookstand designed by Philippe Starck, booklet documenting the making of this publication, and in the original box. A fine copy in a fine dust-jacket. Referred to as the King of Kink, Newton’s provocative, imaginative, erotically charged work shifted the direction of fashion photography and was a mainstay of Vogue and Playboy alike. His influence is difficult to underestimate with his work still widely imitated in current fashion photography. The original production of Sumo, an elephantine collection of Helmut’s work, published in 1999, was a publishing sensation, immediately selling out and breaking records for resale price, size and weight. The Baby Sumo, published to celebrate the 10 year anniversary, is highly collectible in its own right, with copies also limited to 10,000 and 400 vivid images by Newton flawlessly reproduced to the highest standard. An iconic piece of art and publication history. Please note that this is a large and exceptionally heavy item and extra postage will be requested for overseas customers. £950.00