Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Portrait d'un ange, 1948
photomontage
30x40 cm
One of few editions of this image, from the lifetime of the artist.
épreuve tirée par l'artiste
Surrealist photograhers like Dora Maar and Pierre Jahan were fascinated by the eye. This staged "portrait of an angel" shows a playful and marvelous vision. Eyes without a face, Jahan dematerializes the human vision. The angel is also a recurring theme in Jahan's work under different iterations...a theme he shared with his long-time friend, Jean Cocteau.
Surrealist photograhers like Dora Maar and Pierre Jahan were fascinated by the eye. This staged "portrait of an angel" shows a playful and marvelous vision. Eyes without a face, Jahan dematerializes the human vision. The angel is also a recurring theme in Jahan's work under different iterations...a theme he shared with his long-time friend, Jean Cocteau.
Provenance
Fonds Pierre Jahan, through succession.Expositions
2010 : Pierre Jahan. Libre cours, Musée Réattu, Arles (rétrospective).
2014: Pierre Jahan. A l’ombre des rois, lumières et jeux de la photographie, Musée d’art et d’histoire de Saint-Denis (rétrospective).