Paris Mon Amour
A declaration of love to the world`s most beautiful city
At once cosmopolitan metropolis and venue for a pensive stroll, Moloch and emblem of the modern, Paris has been a source of inspiration for countless artists and writers down the ages. But not least it is the home and constant muse of a relatively young art: photography. Since the earliest days of the daguerreotype right up to our time, renowned photographers such as Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, and Jeanloup Sieff have lived and worked in the city of lights. Over the years a love affair developed between Paris and photography, giving rise to a remarkable record of the metropolis and a telling history of a new art form. This volume takes the reader on numerous walks, camera in hand, through the streets of Paris. Atmospheric black-and-white photos, shot by great photographers over two centuries, reveal the dramatic and the tranquil, the historic and the everyday—in the capital`s parks and gardens, boulevards and backstreets, passages and arcades, bistros and nightclubs.
About the author:
Jean-Claude Gautrand (b. 1932) is one of France's most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he has also made a name for himself as a journalist and critic, with numerous publications. He is the author of the TASCHEN books on Doisneau (2003), Brassai (2004) and Ronis (2005).
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Paris Mon Amour
Gautrand, Jean-Claude
Softcover, 24.5 x 32.9 cm (9.6 x 13 in.), 240 pages $ 14.99 |
- Reviews (11 items)
"This compilation of photographs by renowned photographers from the beginning of photography showcases an overwhelming love of Paris as a photographic subject. This "best of Paris" volume is appreciated for the caliber of its images, and is worthy of a place next to your Atget library."
Picture, New York, United States
Picture, New York, United States
- Clippings (2 items)
Photographies de Jean-Claude Gaultrand
Centre Presse, France, January 27, 2009
Centre Presse, France, January 27, 2009
- See also (3 items)
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Robert Doisneau The life and work of the great humanist photographer |
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TASCHEN 25 - Special edition! A review of the work of Stieglitz and the avant-garde magazine of the Photo-Secession |