Pierre Jahan, Portrait avec fumée, 1933

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 Jahan
Succession 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.

Œuvres

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