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Robert Doisneau : 1912-1994 / Jean Claude Gautrand ; German translation, Michael Muller, Berlin ; English translation, Chris Miller, Oxford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, French, German Publisher: Koln, [Germany] Taschen, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 539 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 35 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783836547147
  • 3836547147
Subject(s): Summary: Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the humanist photography that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find--and perfectly frame--charismatic characters, entertaining episodes and fleeting moments of humor and affection. Even in the most humble of contexts, he distilled the emotions and encounters that shape life. A summation of a spectacular career, this celebration presents Doisneau's most loved images alongside many lesser-known pictures, some previously unpublished, which rejoice in 'the ordinary gestures of ordinary people in ordinary situations'. For this new monograph about all aspects of the life and oeuvre of Robert Doisneau his long-time friend and TASCHEN author Jean Claude Gautrand had unlimited access to Doisneau's extensive photo archive, and the preface comes by Doisneau's daughters Francine Deroudille and Annette Doisneau.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find - and perfectly frame - charismatic characters, entertaining episodes, and fleeting moments of humor and affection.
A summation of a spectacular career, this is the most extensive Doisneau collection ever published, including all his best-loved images alongside many lesser-known compositions which equally rejoice in "the ordinary gestures of ordinary people in ordinary situations." The many quotations from the photographer throughout the volume immerse the reader in Doisneau's thoughts and give verbal expression to the sensitivity, warmth, and wit which characterize his pictures.
Through more than 400 images, we are transported to the grim suburbs of Doisneau's youth; the world of manual labor whose nobility he so admired; and to the studios of the many groundbreaking artists that Doisneau captured in moments of reflection and creativity. A number of color shots of Palm Springs and the transformed suburbs of Doisneau's childhood reveal a different, more critical eye to the master photographer.
For this new monograph on all aspects of the life and oeuvre of Robert Doisneau, his longtime friend and TASCHEN author Jean Claude Gautrand had unlimited access to the extensive photo archive Atelier Robert Doisneau. The preface is by Doisneau's daughters Francine Deroudille and Annette Doisneau.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the humanist photography that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find--and perfectly frame--charismatic characters, entertaining episodes and fleeting moments of humor and affection. Even in the most humble of contexts, he distilled the emotions and encounters that shape life. A summation of a spectacular career, this celebration presents Doisneau's most loved images alongside many lesser-known pictures, some previously unpublished, which rejoice in 'the ordinary gestures of ordinary people in ordinary situations'. For this new monograph about all aspects of the life and oeuvre of Robert Doisneau his long-time friend and TASCHEN author Jean Claude Gautrand had unlimited access to Doisneau's extensive photo archive, and the preface comes by Doisneau's daughters Francine Deroudille and Annette Doisneau.

Parallel text in English, French, and German.

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Spanish Review

«Un volumen extenso que se erige como una de las ediciones más esenciales para conocer, disfrutar e inspirarse con el genial Doisneau. La edición cuidada y generosa satisface al más exigente de los lectores. El diseño, el papel, la impresión… todo está realizado para lograr un libro de esos que destacan en la estantería de cualquier aficionado (o no) a la fotografía. TASCHEN tiene experiencia y sabe conseguir ese acabado de alta calidad que disfruta el buen lector… Es un libro imprescindible para cualquiera que quiera conocer ampliamente al fotógrafo, que quiera disfrutar con su amplia obra en un formato de libro muy cuidado. Un autor clásico que se puede encontrar en otras ediciones pero que en esta obra resulta plenamente satisfactoria. Un gran fotógrafo y un gran libro por sus 49 euros.»

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