Jacques Henri Lartigue “at Play”

Thematic exhibition

Dating from between 1902 and 1913, these first photographs, taken by Jacques Henri Lartigue as a child and adolescent, show him both contributing to and witnessing the inventive, playful spirit of his family members as they build airplanes, bobsleds, practice jumping, race on their bikes and fight in the water. The exhibition also includes his first snapshots, self-portraits and “photos of ghosts.”

 

1905
Zissou as a ghost, Châtelguyon, July 1905
(from a stereoscopic glass negative 6x13 cm).
The cameras given to him by his father are increasingly sophisticated, light and easy to handle. Now he can shoot anything, even in motion. He can also create a three-dimensional effect using a stereoscopic camera. He learns how to use multiple exposures and photographs “ghosts.”
1908
Oléo Van Weers, notre champion du saut de chaises, Rouzat, 1908
1909
Le bobsleigh à roues de Zissou après le virage de la grille, Rouzat, août 1909
1908
Bouboutte, Rouzat, août 1908

 

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

122 modern prints / 77 frames
21 frames : 58 x 70 cm
21 frames : 35 x 45 cm
15 frames : 58 x 45 cm
15 frames : 58 x 40 cm
5 frames : 58 x 80 cm

Finish: white matboard, yellow aluminum frames, glass
The captions, in French, are transferred onto the mats.

CRATE LIST

5 wooden crates
1 crate : 76 x 72 x 66 cm
1 crate : 98 x 62 x 80 cm
1 crate : 88 x 62 x 80 cm
1 crate : 76 x 72 x 60 cm
1 crate : 55 x 105 x 56 cm
Weight 400 Kg
Volume 3 m3