Boyhood photos of J. H. Lartigue. The Family Album of a Gilded Age.
Switzerland: Ami Guichard. 1966. Binding: contemporary pebbled cloth, title in gilt on flat spine, upper board with decorative gilt title and ruling and a photograph., Notes: Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) was a French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. He photographed his friends and family at play – running and jumping; racing home-built race cars; making kites, gliders as well as aeroplanes; and climbing the Eiffel Tower. He also photographed sport events, such as the Coupe Gordon Bennett and the French Grand Prix, early flights of aviation pioneers such as Gabriel Voisin, Louis Blériot, Hubert Latham, Louis Paulhan and Roland Garros. He also captured in his camera, tennis players such as Suzanne Lenglen at the French Open tennis championships. Many of his initial, famous photographs were originally captured through stereo, but he also produced a vast number of images in all formats and media including glass plates in various sizes, autochromes, and film.
, Size: Oblong 8vo., , Illustration: The family album of gilded age illustrated with 155 photographs., Category: Book Photographic Album;. A fine example.
. Item #B6287
Binding: contemporary pebbled cloth, title in gilt on flat spine, upper board with decorative gilt title and ruling and a photograph., Notes: Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986) was a French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. He photographed his friends and family at play – running and jumping; racing home-built race cars; making kites, gliders as well as aeroplanes; and climbing the Eiffel Tower. He also photographed sport events, such as the Coupe Gordon Bennett and the French Grand Prix, early flights of aviation pioneers such as Gabriel Voisin, Louis Blériot, Hubert Latham, Louis Paulhan and Roland Garros. He also captured in his camera, tennis players such as Suzanne Lenglen at the French Open tennis championships. Many of his initial, famous photographs were originally captured through stereo, but he also produced a vast number of images in all formats and media including glass plates in various sizes, autochromes, and film.
, Size: Oblong 8vo., , Illustration: The family album of gilded age illustrated with 155 photographs., Category: Book Photographic Album;.
Price: $275.00