Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Portrait avec fumée, 1933
Photography, vintage gelatin-silver print by the artist
36,2x 28,2 cm
Emerging from a dark background, a strange, ethereal face contrasts with the deep black of the rest of the image; a wisp of smoke reinforces the surreal aspect of the...
Emerging from a dark background, a strange, ethereal face contrasts with the deep black of the rest of the image; a wisp of smoke reinforces the surreal aspect of the picture. Reality is transformed, rendered ambiguous by this presence, both human and unsettling, and by a framing and lighting that enhance the image's singularity. This photograph testifies to Jahan's interest in this style of photography, within a surrealist aesthetic.
Provenance
Atelier Pierre JahanSuccession Pierre Jahan
Literature
Pierre jahan, à l’ombre des rois, lumières et jeux de la photographie, éditions loco, saint dénis musée d’art et d’histoire, 2015, 119p.Pierre Jahan, libre cours, Actes Sud, Musée Réattu, Arles, 2010, 131p.
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