Helmut Newton Portraits - Bilder aus Europa und Amerika

Munich: Schirmer / Mosel, 1987. First Edition. From the library of the great film director and art collector Billy Wilder, signed and inscribed by the author / photographer Helmut Newton to Mr. Wilder and his wife Audrey. Inscribed on the title page: “For Billy and Audrey with love from Helmut. See page 147 for the only interesting photo in this book. Berlin, 25.5.1987.” And on the front flyleaf, Newton writes to the Wilders: “Fur der Herr und Frau Professor.” Newton’s inscription about page 147 refers to his black & white portrait of Billy and Audrey Wilder taken in Los Angeles in 1985, showing Billy reclining on a chaise looking into the camera and playfully pulling down a long double strand of pearls which Audrey is wearing as she stands next to the chaise looking down at Billy. Oversize art book format. Text in German. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A collection of provocative photographs of film celebrities, and art, social, music, and literary personalities, and self-portraits by Helmut Newton, in full-color and in black & white. With terrific images of Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, David Hockney, Jeanne Moreau, Karl Lagerfeld, Catharine Deneuve (including the cover photo), Paloma Picasso, David Bowie, Sting, Marianne Faithful, Mick Jagger, Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Bisset, Veruschka, Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rourke, Debra Winger, Timothy Leary, Julian Schnabel, Anjelica Huston, John Huston, Darryl Hannah, and more. Billy Wilder’s legendary status in Hollywood as a director, screenwriter, and producer includes such classic films as Ninotchka, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, Some Like it Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie.