During the month of May when London hosts Photo London at its new location at Kensington Olympia, Hamiltons presents Up Close. An exploration of intimacy and detail, Up Close surveys the world as seen close up by Modern Masters of photography. The selected works examine proximity, testing the distance between subject and lens. The breadth of artists represented are a testament to an almost fifty-year legacy of exhibiting the most important photography at the gallery.

 

The exhibition features work by Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Daidō Moriyama, Hiro and Erwin Olaf, amongst others.

    • Herb Ritts, Naomi Seated, Hollywood, 1991
      Herb Ritts, Naomi Seated, Hollywood, 1991
    • Richard Avedon, Brigette Bardot, January 1959, 1959
      Richard Avedon, Brigette Bardot, January 1959, 1959
    • Helmut Newton, Woman watching rocket blast off through open window, Paris, 1968
      Helmut Newton, Woman watching rocket blast off through open window, Paris, 1968
    • Irving Penn, Vionnet Embroidered Evening Gown (Detail) About 1939, New York, 1974
      Irving Penn, Vionnet Embroidered Evening Gown (Detail) About 1939, New York, 1974
    • Philippe Garner, Lucilla in my Daylight Studio Wearing a Jersey Wrap Dress by Joseph, Carcès, 1984
      Philippe Garner, Lucilla in my Daylight Studio Wearing a Jersey Wrap Dress by Joseph, Carcès, 1984
    • Bill Brandt, Campden Hill, London, 1949
      Bill Brandt, Campden Hill, London, 1949
  • Helmut Newton, Cindy on the Place de Lys, St Tropez, for American Vogue, 1991
    Cibachrome print
    Signed, titled, dated, numbered ‘1/10’ on the verso.
    Image: 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (40 x 40 cm) | Frame: 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.7 x 57.9 cm)
    From edition of 10
    © Helmut Newton Foundation

    • Hiro, Maria Beadeux, New York, 1974
      Hiro, Maria Beadeux, New York, 1974
    • Irving Penn, Cottage Tulip: Sorbet, NYC, 1967
      Irving Penn, Cottage Tulip: Sorbet, NYC, 1967
    • Helmut Newton, Untitled, 1977
      Helmut Newton, Untitled, 1977
    • Helmut Newton, Untitled (In my studio, Rue Aubriot), 1977
      Helmut Newton, Untitled (In my studio, Rue Aubriot), 1977
    • Helmut Newton, Untitled, 1977
      Helmut Newton, Untitled, 1977
  • Helmut Newton, Untitled, in the ladies' room at Régine's, Paris, 1975
    Polaroid
    Image: 3 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 10.8 cm) | Frame: 9 x 10 in. (22.7 X 25.5 cm)
    © Helmut Newton Foundation

    • Don McCullin, Early Morning West Hartlepool, County Durham, 1963
      Don McCullin, Early Morning West Hartlepool, County Durham, 1963
    • Daido Moriyama, Tokyo Ringway - Route 16 (from "On the Road")., 1969
      Daido Moriyama, Tokyo Ringway - Route 16 (from "On the Road")., 1969
    • Horst P. Horst, Steer’s Hoof, Ruins of Persepolis, Persia, 1949
      Horst P. Horst, Steer’s Hoof, Ruins of Persepolis, Persia, 1949
    • Erwin Olaf, Keyhole 2A, 2012
      Erwin Olaf, Keyhole 2A, 2012
    • Irving Penn, Scarred Dahomey Girl, Dahomey, 1967
      Irving Penn, Scarred Dahomey Girl, Dahomey, 1967
  • William Wegman, Lee Street Pond, 1981
    All 3 prints numbered in ink verso, final image in sequence is also signed in ink verso
    Triptych Cibachrome Prints
    Image: 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (39.4 x 39.4 cm) | Frame: 21 7/8 x 21 3/4 in. (55.6 x 55.2 cm) (each)
    From an edition of 20
    © William Wegman