Jacques Henri Lartigue (18941986) 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 colour film, experimenting with the Autochrome process in the teens and twenties and embracing Ektachrome in the late 1940s. His colour 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.
- ISBN13 9781419720918
- Publish Date 9 February 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 February 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Abrams
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 168
- Language English
- URL https://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419720918-lartigue-life-in-color/