French Riviera [Promenade des Anglais, Nice]
1937
French Riviera [Promenade des Anglais, Nice]
1937
ln the vein of social realism, Model formulated a violent critique of the Côte d'Azur bourgeoisie.
A left-wing activist, Lisette Model aimed to highlight the inequalities between social classes in the early 1930s. ln Nice, the American photographer looked upon the opulence of the bourgeoisie with indignation. The following year, she published her photographs with a text in the magazine Regards under the pseudonym Lise Curel. Not without a certain virulence, she wrote: ''The Promenade des Anglais is a zoological park where the most hideous specimens of humankind come to wallow in white armchairs."
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 49,8 x 39,8 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1983. Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle , 1988 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1988-1497 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Lisette Model (Elise F. Amélie Seybert, dite)
(1901, Autriche - 1983, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | French Riviera [Promenade des Anglais, Nice] |
| Title given | Riviera francaise |
| Creation date | 1937 |
| Domain | Photo |
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 49,8 x 39,8 cm |
| Printing | 1980 3/50 |
| Inscriptions | S.CA.AU R. : LISETTE MODEL |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1983. Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle , 1988 |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie |
| Inventory no. | AM 1988-1497 |
