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Series Title: Portfolio IV

Georges Braque, Varangéville, France

1957, printed 1980

Paul Strand

(American, 1890–1976)
publisher

The Paul Strand Foundation

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Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 24.4 x 18.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 29.5 x 23.3 cm (11 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
In honor of Brenda and Evan Turner 1988.227.6
Impression
58
Copyright
© Aperture Foundation, Inc., Paul Strand Archive
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

A photographer, cinematographer, and writer, Strand was one of the major artists of the 20th century. He experimented with various photographic techniques but became a proponent of "straight" photography. He and his wife moved to France in 1950 where they lived for the next 20 years. From 1955 to 1957, he made portraits of French intellectuals and artists for an unrealized publication. Here Strand centrally posed the painter Georges Braque (1882-1963) in a doorway, which he often did with his subjects. Nattily dressed, the remarkably vibrant 75-year-old artist appears dignified, almost heroic, and only the shawl hints at his age. The composition reflects Strand's obvious respect for his friend, who was one of the founders of Cubist painting and a pioneer of modern art.

Georges Braque, Varangéville, France

1957, printed 1980

Paul Strand, The Paul Strand Foundation

(American, 1890–1976)
America

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