Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Jacques-Henri Lartigue (born June 13, 1894 in Courbevoie , France , † September 12, 1986 in Nice , France) was a French photographer and painter who was only discovered in the 1960s.
Life
As a little boy, his father gave him a camera . Thanks to his carelessness as an amateur photographer, his photographs are characterized by great liveliness. Lartigue was one of the first to take snapshots. His great fascination was with car races such as the Grand Prix de l' Automobile Club de France (ACF). Here Lartigue took a photo in 1912 that has since become a metaphor for the speed of the technical age. Obviously, Lartigue pulled the camera with him when the racing car shot past. The elliptical deformation of the rear wheels is made possible by the horizontal focal plane shutterexplained. He paid no attention to the picture for a long time, until he met the then director of the Museum of Modern Art , John Szarkowski , in 1963 . The photo was published for the first time at a spontaneous exhibition. It also appeared in Life magazine as part of a portfolio . Since the murder of John F. Kennedy was also reported in the same issue , the magazine was extremely popular.
Exhibitions
- 2015 Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris Lartigue LA VIE EN COULEURS
Web links
- Donation Jacques Henri Lartigue
- Jacques Henri Lartigue at ArtPages
- Jacques-Henri Lartigue at artfacts.net
- Literature by and about Jacques-Henri Lartigue in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Jacques-Henri Lartigue in the German Digital Library
- Search for Jacques-Henri Lartigue in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lartigue, Jacques-Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French photographer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Courbevoie , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1986 |
| Place of death | Nice , France |