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Jeu de Paume

1967, printed 1980
(American, b. 1938)
America
dye transfer print
Image: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.201
Location: not on view
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Now a museum, the Jeu de Paume in Paris was built in 1861 as an indoor court for a precursor of tennis.

Description

Joel Meyerowitz here juxtaposes two images of couples that echo one another: one is the painting A Loge at the Italiens by Eva Gonzalès, which hangs in the museum, and the other is the view through the museum window onto a real-life couple. It is a witty pairing, contrasting the 19th and 20th century, an artist’s conception with reality, and painting with photography.
Jeu de Paume

Jeu de Paume

1967, printed 1980

Joel Meyerowitz

(American, b. 1938)
America

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