Lartigue
Subtitle: life in color
By: Martine d'Astier and Martine Ravache
Contributors: Lartigue, Jacques-Henri, 1894-1986, photographer; Ravache, Martine, author; Herscher, Georges; Maison européenne de la photographie (Paris, France)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781419720918
Subjects: Portrait photography; Color photography; Artistic Photography; Exhibitions
Work titles: Lartigue
Description: 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.  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.
Notes: Translation from the French of: Lartigue : la vie en couleurs.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Maison européenne de la photographie in Paris from June 24 to August 23, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and chronology (page 167).
Table of contents: title: Color in all its candor / Martine d'Astier; title: The joys of colorful cuisine / Martine Ravache; title: The autochromes; title: The seasons; title: The obsessions; title: Other people's lives; title: Travels; title: Georges Herscher and Jacques Lartigue: a conversation.