Paris. Portrait of a City
Portrait of a City
$227.27
- Hardcover
544 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2012
Summary
A city built on two millennia of history, Paris is entering the third century of its love story with photography. It was on the banks of the Seine that Niépce and Daguerre officially gave birth to this new art that has flourished ever since, developing a distinctive language and becoming a vital tool of knowledge.
Paris: Portrait of a City leads us through what Goethe described as a “universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836502931 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836502933 |
| Author: | Jean Claude Gautrand |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 4.30kg |
| Dimensions: | 340mm x 250mm x 45mm |
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A luminous, voluminous portrait of Paris. Edited with an expert eye, the TASCHEN book shows off the city in many lights. * International Herald Tribune *Passionnant patchwork croisant les temps et les angles d’approches, les esthétiques aussi, voilà un recueil d’images à consulter sans modération. * Le Monde des Beaux Livres *
About The Author
Jean Claude Gautrand
Jean Claude Gautrand (1932–2019) was one of France’s most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he also made a name for himself as a historian, journalist, and critic, with numerous publications including his TASCHEN books on Brassaï (2004), Paris. Portrait of a City (2011), Robert Doisneau (2014), and Eugène Atget. Paris (2016).
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