Saint-Tropez, plage de Pampelonne
1934
Saint-Tropez, plage de Pampelonne
1934
Boucher’s photography bears the mark of his interest in printing and graphic design. Using the techniques of mechanical reproduction to new ends, he contributed to the development of photography as a medium. In their unusual angles, close-ups, and bodies in flight, his nude studies reflect not only the contemporary interest in Surrealism and in the New Vision (1920-1940) but also the beginnings of the leisure society. In 1935, photographs of his were published in Formes nues, a key work in the history of nude photography. He wrote then: “There are things that we feel that photography can capture: an energy, a movement, the physical tension in the detail of a muscle, the velvet of skin; it can let you feel cool wind on a wet, naked torso, the exertions of a sweaty body, the things we do not see precisely but sense in a general way.”
| Domain | Photo |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 40 x 30 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 1990 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1990-2 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Pierre Boucher
(1908, France - 2000, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Saint-Tropez, plage de Pampelonne |
| Other title | Nu féminin devant la mer |
| Creation date | 1934 |
| Domain | Photo |
| Techniques | Epreuve gélatino-argentique |
| Dimensions | 40 x 30 cm |
| Printing | Tirage moderne |
| Inscriptions | S.D.CA.B.DR. ET AU DOS : ST.TROPEZ.PLAGE DE PAMPELONNE |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 1990 |
| Collection area | Cabinet de la photographie |
| Inventory no. | AM 1990-2 |
Bibliography
Paris Sex Appeal [revue], Paris, n°11, juin 1934
Le nu en photographie
LEWINSKI (Jorge). - Tha Naked and the Nude: a history of nude photography. - Londres : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987 . N° isbn 0-297-79149-4
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
BOUQUERET (Christian). - Pierre Boucher photomonteur. - Paris : Marval, 2003 . N° isbn 2-86234-367-6
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky