
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Suzanne Leglen, Nice, 1921
12 x 16 inch silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inch silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inch silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inch silver gelatin print
20 x 24 inch silver gelatin print
'Donation J. H. Lartigue' blind stamp recto; titled and dated in pencil on estate stamp verso
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Jacques-Henri Lartigue Biography Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) was born at Courbevoie, France, and he grew up in Paris. His father, a businessman and passionate amateur photographer, gave him his first camera at the age of seven. He was very quickly attracted by movement and, after mastering the technique, took his first ‘snapshots’ of tennis, swimming, bobsledding and other games. In 1932,...