Freund, Gisèle. La photographie en France au dix-neuvième siècle. Essai de sociologie et d’esthétique. Avec vingt-quattre photographies hors-texte. [Photography in France in the nineteenth century. An essay on sociology and aesthetics. With twenty-four photographic plates].
$1,000
Paris: Monnier, 1936. 215 by 150 mm (8.5 by 6 inches). Original illustrated wrappers; [5 lvs], 154 pp. with 80 illustrated plates. First edition. Inscribed. In French. Very good but for the original glassine wrapper that is barely holding. Some leaves unopened.
Gisèle Freund (1908–2000) was a German-born French photographer famous for her documentary photography and this publication—her groundbreaking thesis. It was the first socio-historical study on photography as a democratic medium of self representation. Inscribed in French:
To Mr. Felix Guggenheim. In heartfelt tribute. Gisèle Freund (translated).
Provenance
Collection of Felix Guggenheim.
| Author | Freund, Gisèle |
|---|---|
| Title | La photographie en France au dix-neuvième siècle. Essai de sociologie et d’esthétique. Avec vingt-quattre photographies hors-texte. [Photography in France in the nineteenth century. An essay on sociology and aesthetics. With twenty-four photographic plates]. |
| Year of Publication | 1936 |
| Publisher | Monnier |
