Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)
Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)
Picasso at the Beach, Cannes, 1965. Incised signature l.r. Gelatin silver print, sight size 11 1/4 x 15 in. (28.5 x 38.1 cm), matted, framed.
Condition: Minor surface abrasions and handling marks throughout, creases c.l., center, and c.r.
N.B. As a young artist, Lucien Clergue became close friends with Pablo Picasso and photographed him extensively. Over the course of the next two decades they collaborated on many portrait sessions, which are collected in the monograph Picasso my Friend. In 1970, along with novelist Michel Tournier and art historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette, Clergue founded the annual photography festival in the south of France, Rencontres d'Arles.
Estimate $600-800
Frame size 17 3/4 x 21 in. (45.2 x 53.4 cm).
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)
Picasso at the Beach, Cannes, 1965. Incised signature l.r. Gelatin silver print, sight size 11 1/4 x 15 in. (28.5 x 38.1 cm), matted, framed.
Condition: Minor surface abrasions and handling marks throughout, creases c.l., center, and c.r.
N.B. As a young artist, Lucien Clergue became close friends with Pablo Picasso and photographed him extensively. Over the course of the next two decades they collaborated on many portrait sessions, which are collected in the monograph Picasso my Friend. In 1970, along with novelist Michel Tournier and art historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette, Clergue founded the annual photography festival in the south of France, Rencontres d'Arles.
Estimate $600-800
Frame size 17 3/4 x 21 in. (45.2 x 53.4 cm).
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.