Paris: Les Livres De Photographie Des Années 1920 Aux Années 1950
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Book: Good
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Condition remarks: Some wear but otherwise in good condition.
Few cities have inspired the photographic imagination quite like Paris, and Paris: Les Livres de Photographie des Années 1920 aux Années 1950 presents a breathtaking survey of the photobooks that captured the French capital during one of its most visually fertile eras. Christian Bouqueret chronicles the golden age of Parisian photography, tracing how publishers, artists, and avant-garde movements transformed the humble illustrated book into a sophisticated artistic statement — from the Jazz Age effervescence of the 1920s through to the post-war reawakening of the late 1940s and 1950s. The work details the interconnected worlds of surrealism, humanist documentary, and modernist experimentation that collided on the streets and in the studios of Paris, bringing together a remarkable cast of photographers whose lenses defined a century. Bouqueret, a renowned specialist in French photographic history, argues convincingly that the photobook was not merely a vehicle for images but a cultural artifact in its own right — a product of its time, shaped by politics, fashion, technology, and the insatiable Parisian appetite for reinvention. His scholarly yet accessible prose is richly illustrated, making this volume an indispensable reference for collectors, historians, and lovers of photography alike. Whether you are drawn to the street poetry of Brassaï or the modernist geometry of Man Ray, this work will leave you with an entirely new understanding of how Paris saw — and was seen by — the world.
Author: Christian Bouqueret
Format: Hardback
Published: 2012, Gründ
Genre: Photography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Some wear but otherwise in good condition.
Few cities have inspired the photographic imagination quite like Paris, and Paris: Les Livres de Photographie des Années 1920 aux Années 1950 presents a breathtaking survey of the photobooks that captured the French capital during one of its most visually fertile eras. Christian Bouqueret chronicles the golden age of Parisian photography, tracing how publishers, artists, and avant-garde movements transformed the humble illustrated book into a sophisticated artistic statement — from the Jazz Age effervescence of the 1920s through to the post-war reawakening of the late 1940s and 1950s. The work details the interconnected worlds of surrealism, humanist documentary, and modernist experimentation that collided on the streets and in the studios of Paris, bringing together a remarkable cast of photographers whose lenses defined a century. Bouqueret, a renowned specialist in French photographic history, argues convincingly that the photobook was not merely a vehicle for images but a cultural artifact in its own right — a product of its time, shaped by politics, fashion, technology, and the insatiable Parisian appetite for reinvention. His scholarly yet accessible prose is richly illustrated, making this volume an indispensable reference for collectors, historians, and lovers of photography alike. Whether you are drawn to the street poetry of Brassaï or the modernist geometry of Man Ray, this work will leave you with an entirely new understanding of how Paris saw — and was seen by — the world.