Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Painter and photographer, 1915-1939. Double Je.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 13862 |
| Format | 32 x 23 |
| Détails | 172 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2010 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757203477 |
At the age of six, Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) received a camera. From then on, he never stopped trying to capture the wonderful moments of his long life, simultaneously keeping a personal diary, a faithful record of fleeting sensations. Madly in love with life and despairing at the passing of time, he chose painting as a third medium in the whirlwind of the Roaring Twenties, which he experienced intensely. After a few lessons at the Académie Julian, Jacques Henri Lartigue painted with the same voracity he used to photograph or write, capturing his fleeting emotions forever. This book offers a cross-examination of his pictorial and photographic production from the interwar period, often unsettlingly similar, immortalizing women, flowers, and beloved places, a tireless expression of a constantly renewed attempt to retain happiness.
At the age of six, Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) received a camera. From then on, he never stopped trying to capture the wonderful moments of his long life, simultaneously keeping a personal diary, a faithful record of fleeting sensations. Madly in love with life and despairing at the passing of time, he chose painting as a third medium in the whirlwind of the Roaring Twenties, which he experienced intensely. After a few lessons at the Académie Julian, Jacques Henri Lartigue painted with the same voracity he used to photograph or write, capturing his fleeting emotions forever. This book offers a cross-examination of his pictorial and photographic production from the interwar period, often unsettlingly similar, immortalizing women, flowers, and beloved places, a tireless expression of a constantly renewed attempt to retain happiness.