To see more of Lartigue’s works, click the link below:

 

https://you.stonybrook.edu/kristenreeses/files/2021/09/Jacques-Henri-Lartigue.pptx

 

Jacques Henri Lartigue was a photographer and painter, known for his images of automobile races, planes, and Parisian fashion models. Though he always considered himself a painter first, it was his work as a photographer that earned him a following. His photographs were characterized by an informal approach to their subject matter, and often captured a sense of movement. His works were praised for their departure from the formal, posed images typical of early photography, as well as for their charming depictions of everyday subjects. I found Lartigue’s work extremely entertaining and unique. It was a joy to examine his exhibitions. The fluidity, speed, and positivity of life were characteristics that I found from Lartigue’s portfolio. The movement and quick shutter that he worked with display this care free and in the moment emotions. By viewing Lartigue’s photographs, one could understand his passion he had for taking photos.

 

http://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/jacques-henri-lartigue-679

Research 

• Howard Greenberg Gallery

“Lartigue was discovered in the early 1960s and shown at a Museum of Modern Art exhibit in New York City in 1963. His photographs were acclaimed in part because of their departure from the formal, posed portraits that had been typical of early photography and also because of their ingenuous charm”.

https://www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/jacques-henri-lartigue?view=slider

• Artnet

“Throughout a uniquely eclectic practice, he used many different formats of film to photograph a range of sporting events in an informal style that captured a dynamic sense of movement and athleticism. Born on June 13, 1894 in Courbevoie, France to an affluent family, Lartigue was afforded time to build race cars, oil paint, and learn the mechanics of photography from an early age. He came into art world prominence in the 1960s, and went on to exhibit his works at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and have his photos published by Life magazine”.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/jacques-henri-lartigue/9

• A Sleep Club Profile
  

“He was able to separate the painter from the photographer in his work, realizing how the “pose” in all its classic glory played flawlessly on canvas while showing the movement of his subjects and even landscapes at their most real and most alive through the camera made what he shot more divine. He began working with autochrome color when it was still so new, so fresh, that his hued stills seem to be richer, more authentic because of what the painter in him was experiencing as a photographer in his time”.

https://joinsleepclub.com/blogs/art-photography/jacques-lartigue