Author: Le Prat, Thérèse (1895-1966)
Title: Portrait of Jean Mercure in Living-Boom. First Edition of the Original Silver Print Photograph. Signed
Description: Paris: circa 1950s. Original silver print photograph. 30 x 24 cm. Signed in the image with stamp and pencil title verso. Matted. Expertise by Damien Voutay 23 Place Bellecour, Lyon, 69002, France. Jean Mercure was born on March 27, 1909 in Paris, France as Pierre Isaac Libermann. He was an actor and writer, known for The Red and the Black (1954), The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) and The Sword and the Rose (1953). He was married to Jandeline. He died on June 24, 1998 in Paris. Thamila Mesbah, Study: Thérèse Le Prat (1895-1966) was a French photographer. After experimenting with landscape and portrait photography, Thérèse Le Prat concentrated on photographing faces. At first, she was photographing stage actors (her first two books, Visages d’Acteurs(1950) and Autres Visages d’Acteurs(1952) are remarkable documents of the post-War theater scene in Paris.) But then her work turned more abstract – she had actors perform for her camera, at first with masks, then with makeup alone. In exploring the face, Thérèse Le Prat looked to reveal extremes of human depth and emotion. And she added words to the mix: her later books include both prose and poetry to push the exploration further. In Masques et Destins(1955), her first book of these portraits, she and her actors searched for photographic expression of the extremes they played out on stage. For Un Seul Visage en ses Metamorphoses(1964), she spent three years with the mime Wolfram Mehring and makeup artist Grillon exploring myriad ways of seeing a single face. And she continued her most expressionistic work with diverse faces until her death, after which the photographs were published as En Votre Gravité, Visages(1966). .
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Title: Portrait of Jean Mercure in Living-Boom. First Edition of the Original Silver Print Photograph. Signed
Description: Paris: circa 1950s. Original silver print photograph. 30 x 24 cm. Signed in the image with stamp and pencil title verso. Matted. Expertise by Damien Voutay 23 Place Bellecour, Lyon, 69002, France. Jean Mercure was born on March 27, 1909 in Paris, France as Pierre Isaac Libermann. He was an actor and writer, known for The Red and the Black (1954), The Battle of Austerlitz (1960) and The Sword and the Rose (1953). He was married to Jandeline. He died on June 24, 1998 in Paris. Thamila Mesbah, Study: Thérèse Le Prat (1895-1966) was a French photographer. After experimenting with landscape and portrait photography, Thérèse Le Prat concentrated on photographing faces. At first, she was photographing stage actors (her first two books, Visages d’Acteurs(1950) and Autres Visages d’Acteurs(1952) are remarkable documents of the post-War theater scene in Paris.) But then her work turned more abstract – she had actors perform for her camera, at first with masks, then with makeup alone. In exploring the face, Thérèse Le Prat looked to reveal extremes of human depth and emotion. And she added words to the mix: her later books include both prose and poetry to push the exploration further. In Masques et Destins(1955), her first book of these portraits, she and her actors searched for photographic expression of the extremes they played out on stage. For Un Seul Visage en ses Metamorphoses(1964), she spent three years with the mime Wolfram Mehring and makeup artist Grillon exploring myriad ways of seeing a single face. And she continued her most expressionistic work with diverse faces until her death, after which the photographs were published as En Votre Gravité, Visages(1966). .
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Price: US$ 175.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-4494
- Book number: 51-4494
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