In 2006, the French Tennis Foundation and the Donation Lartigue organized an exhibit of Lartigue’s sports photographs entitled “L’art du fugitive – tennis et mouvement 1905 -1929.” Eight years later, as part of commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the First World War, the FFT presents “Lignes de Front – le tennis en 14-18,” an exhibition paying […]
The Trévarez estate was built at the end of the nineteenth century by James de Kejégu, a rich heir of Breton nobility. This fascinating Neogothic-style château is surrounded by sumptuous botanical gardens in which numerous events take place all year. Paths meander through hundred-year old rhododendrons and camelias for visitors to behold. After last […]
Ueda and Lartique shared a lifelong delight in the essence of amateur photography and the sheer joy of taking photographs. Their works transcend differences between Japanese and French culture and pose the same question: What, after all, is the human significance of photography? This exhibition is more than a retrospective devoted to the […]
On the back of page 18 in his album from 1903, Lartigue noted a stunning discovery. Having experimented with his first camera, which required a great deal of light and therefore necessitated a long exposure time, he writes in the caption: “Robert, Zissou, Louis… and I, sitting in front of them while the lens is […]
To mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, Télérama magazine published a series of special issues that plunge readers into the heart of 1913, reporting on what the French population experienced during the carefree period just before Europe encountered the barbarity of war. Each week during the summer of 2013, Télérama […]
For the fourth year in a row, Hermès has chosen a theme to inspire its collection and events. This year”s theme is “A Sporting Life.” This volume was co-published by the Donation Jacques Henri Lartigue, Actes Sud Publisher and Hermès. Photographs selected from Lartigue’s prolific body of work capture both the joyous exuberance of amateur […]
This photo festival has been held for the past 10 years. For this edition, Robert Delpire chose one of his personal favorites: « …When it comes to Jacques Henri Lartigue, yes, it was love at first sight. That’s exactly what it was. Love at first sight for a photographer of happiness. For Jacques, who […]
From childhood on, Lartigue was an aviation enthusiast. Inspired by the staggering progress in the field in the early 20th century, Gabriel Voisin managed to fly for 25 meters in 1904 in Merlimont. Jacques and his brother Zissou witnessed this feat, and both went on to have similar experiences, each in his own way. […]
In this book, the first to be published on Lartigue in Portuguese, the photographer’s work is re-examined through two of the artist’s favourite themes: air and water. Lartigue’s zest for life is clearly expressed in images of flying or diving that range from calm and contemplative to giddy with speed. Since it was donated to the French […]
Born in 1883, Gaston-Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton’s grandson, not only participated in his grandfather’s trunk making business, he was also a passionate world traveler who might easily have caught a glimpse of Jacques Henri Lartigue’s slender silhouette while in France on one of his numerous trips there. Both men were lovers of new frontiers; while Gaston-Louis travelled abroad, Lartigue, […]
