Jacques Henri Lartigue's elegant black-and-white and color photography spans a century; this affordable volume celebrates the best of his joyful and stylish work.
The selection of photographs reproduced here represents the best examples of his most popular themes..
Lartigue played with visual tricks, styles, and recurring themes--transportation, sports, shadow play, chic women--bridging different periods and lending consistency to his work.
Albums of his private photographs provide a romanticized view of the photographer's personal life, revealing his doubts and attempts to understand his place in the world; they constitute an essential part of his body of work.
He left behind a rich and varied body of work.
His style gradually evolved, influenced by artistic experiments and personal encounters.
Lartigue took photographs throughout his career, almost as a matter of routine, which makes his work a vital record of his times.
Whether capturing amusing scenes on film or sketching them on paper or canvas, the artist covered a vast range of themes.
And yet there are other, lesser-known aspects of his work that invite us to take a closer look.
Jacques Henri Lartigue's carefree, joyful, and spontaneous spirit permeates his photography.
Jacques Henri Lartigue's elegant black-and-white and color photography spans a century; this affordable volume celebrates the best of his joyful and stylish work
