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Australian · 1920–2004 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 368 of 411 lots (89% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Helmut Newton: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s22$2.1kSign upPhotograph
1970s144126$14.8kSign upPhotograph
1980s10795$15.2kSign upPhotograph
1990s9179$10.6kSign upPhotograph
2000s1812$5.6kSign upPhotograph

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1960s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$2.1kSign up
Average
$2.1kSign up
Typical size
18 × 12 in (46 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (2)
Subjects
—

1970s 144 works

Sold
126 of 144
Median
$14.8kSign up
Average
$30kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 11.5 in (36 × 30 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (138), Lithograph (4), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (18), Markets & villages (11), Harbours & ports (5)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 120 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 107 works

Sold
95 of 107
Median
$15.2kSign up
Average
$63.4kSign up
Typical size
17 × 15 in (43 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (105), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (11), Landscapes (7), Sunsets & night (4)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 83 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 91 works

Sold
79 of 91
Median
$10.6kSign up
Average
$18.3kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 19 in (49 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (78), Sculpture (7), Other (5)
Subjects
Landscapes (7), Figures & portraits (2), Beach scenes (1)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 67 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 18 works

Sold
12 of 18
Median
$5.6kSign up
Average
$19.9kSign up
Typical size
13 × 10 in (33 × 26 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (16), Other (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2000s)

Creation date not recorded

43 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$6.3kSign up
Average
$6.3kSign up
Typical size
3.5 × 3 in (10 × 7 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 25 works

Sold
20 of 25
Median
$8.8kSign up
Average
$12.5kSign up
Typical size
13 × 9.5 in (33 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (25)
Subjects
Rabbits (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 13 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 17 works

Sold
16 of 17
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$2.9kSign up
Typical size
19 × 14.5 in (48 × 37 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (12), Other (2), Lithograph (2)
Subjects
Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Helmut Newton auction results →