This portrait of famed jeweler Elsa Peretti as a bunny is one of Newton's most iconic images. Outfitted in a costume by Halston, Peretti was well-known as a successful model before landing her career-defining collaboration with Tiffany & Co. The present impression is from Private Property Suite I. Renowned for his carefully composed, cinematic photographs, Helmut Newton was one of the 20th century's most influential photographers. He fundamentally changed the nature of fashion photography through his edgy approach to subject matter, and strong formal intuition.

Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was born in Berlin, Germany, and had to abandon his home when the Nazi’s rose to power because of his Jewish heritage. The artist settled in Australia in the 1940s, and later set up a commercial photography studio. From there, Newton built a prolific career shooting models including Cindy Crawford and Charlotte Rampling for well-known magazines including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Playboy, and Elle. Though he continued to work commercially throughout his life, he started to focus on personal projects from the 1970s onward. In 1999, his now-famous book SUMO was released by Taschen publishing house, chronicling decades of his most iconic work. The artist died in an automobile accident on January 23, 2004 at the age of 83 in West Hollywood, California. Today, his photographs can be found in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Library of Australia in Canberra, and the International Center of Photography in New York.