<p>Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) was the best-known “amateur” in the history of photography, famously discovered by the art world and given an exhibition at MoMA in New York when he was in his late sixties. He began by recording the pastimes and customs of his wealthy Parisian milieu, indulging his fascination with sports and aviation, and throughout his long life he was never without his camera. His friendships extended to the superstars of French culture, but he also made thousands of photographs of his family, wives, and lovers. His work was irresistibly warm and engaging.<br><br> Although known for his black-and-white work, Lartigue loved color film, experimenting with the Autochrome process in the teens and twenties and embracing Ektachrome in the late 1940s. His color work, reproduced here for the first time, is astonishingly fresh: the French countryside, the women in his life, famous friends (Picasso, Fellini), and glimpses from his travels all come alive in this delightful book.</p>

Lartigue: Life in Color

Arts & Photography

D'Astier, Martine

Ravache, Martine

Individual Artists

Abrams

Célébré au XXe siècle comme un génie du noir et blanc, Jacques Henri Lartigue se révèle aussi un artiste de la couleur, et la perception que nous avions de son travail en est bouleversée et enrichie. Pour lui, la vie et la couleur sont indissociables. Les autochromes de sa jeunesse (1912-1927) puis le procédé Ektachrome qu’il adopte à partir des années 50 jusqu'à sa mort en 1986 lui permettent de traduire la joie passionnée qui l’habite et restent, selon ses mots, ce qui est « le mieux capable d’exprimer le charme et la poésie ». Dans les photographies de cette dernière période de sa vie, la couleur apparaît comme la partie enchantée d'une œuvre de plus en plus libre. Une magnifique occasion de découvrir un pan inédit de l’œuvre de Lartigue

Lartigue, la vie en couleurs

Lartigue, Jacques-Henri

History & Criticism

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