Helmut Newton was the late photographer on voyeurism, women as sophisticated animals and David Bowie.

Helmut Newton born Helmut Neustädter (October 31, 1920, Berlin – January 23, 2004, West Hollywood, CA) was a German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women.

Newton settled in Paris in 1961 and began extensive work as a fashion photographer. His works appeared in magazines including, most significantly, French Vogue. He established a particular style marked by erotic, stylised scenes, often with sado-masochistic and fetishistic subtexts.

Since 1981 Helmut and his wife June resided in Monte Carlo, but wintered at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood, CA built in '20s (which was often a setting for his photographs).

Michelle Pfeiffer & the Chateau Marmont Hotel

The first pic here (top-eft) Michelle was photographed by Newton for an article of Vanity Fair titled "Blonde Ambition" about the new blonde hopefuls written by Dominick Dunne. Michelle (sit beside Ladyhawke director Richard Donner) was the opening-main picture of the article. Other actresses featured were Kim Basinger, Daryl Hannah and Kelly Collins also photographed by Newton.

You can read the Vanity Fair article here

The following row (left) also by Newton, '30s & '40s style. It share features with the next row (look at the strap here and the neck-lace on the third row):

Michelle Pfeiffer & George Hurrell by Helmut Newton

According Tom Christie who interviewed Newton for Los Angeles Reader in 1985, tells "Newton and I spoke in the Chateau Marmont suite he occupies with his wife, June (a.k.a. photographer Alice Springs), following a long photo session for Vanity Fair with actress Michelle Pfeiffer and renowned Hollywood photographer George Hurrell".

Well, you can prove it looking at the third row, Michelle on the bed posing with Hurrell for Newton.

About George Hurrell (1904 - 1992), we have to say he was a photographer who made a significant contribution to the image of glamour presented by Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s.

You can see the gallery by Hurrell clicking the image (on the right). Although the pics belong to this photoshoots-session —at the Chateau Marmont Hotel—, I've put them in other page becase they are made by Hurrell.

The rest of pictures

The last two pictures, I don't know actually if they belong to this gallery. I can guess they do because the aesthetics... the style... but I don't sure really.

So, if you know, your help will be very appreciated: pfeiffertheface@gmail.com.