William Klein is cult figure in photography and film, and although long noted as a painter, his early work has remained largely unseen for over sixty years. This book presents a selection of extremely rare Klein paintings from the late 1940s and early 1950s. It also includes projects for murals, some of which executed on a monumental scale for the first time, Lettrist works, fashion photographs and 'Printed Contacts.' The show also maps a decisive moment in the artist's development: in 1952, while photographing his painted ...
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William Klein is cult figure in photography and film, and although long noted as a painter, his early work has remained largely unseen for over sixty years. This book presents a selection of extremely rare Klein paintings from the late 1940s and early 1950s. It also includes projects for murals, some of which executed on a monumental scale for the first time, Lettrist works, fashion photographs and 'Printed Contacts.' The show also maps a decisive moment in the artist's development: in 1952, while photographing his painted 'Turning Panels' commissioned by architect Angelo Mangiarotti, Klein captured the blur of objects in movement. The incident set the artist off on a series of experiments in the dark room, in which he developed the blueprint of his photographic abstraction. Giving a new perspective on his entire career, this book clearly portrays the foundations of Klein's unique visual language as his trajectory is traced through painting, architecture, photography, books and film.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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New. The book features rare and unseen paintings from the late 1940s and early '50s, along with several projects from that era that are carried out here for the first time. The project will introduce a small group of unknown and unseen abstract silver gelatin works, along with a monumental painted Mural Project. William Klein (New York, 1928) is a photographer and filmmaker noted for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography. He was ranked twenty-fifth on 'Professional Photographer's' Top 100 most influential photographers. Rare paintings from the late 1940s and early 1950s, unseen abstract silver gelatin works, along with a monumental painted Mural Project.
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New. The book features rare and unseen paintings from the late 1940s and early '50s, along with several projects from that era that are carried out here for the first time. The project will introduce a small group of unknown and unseen abstract silver gelatin works, along with a monumental painted Mural Project. William Klein (New York, 1928) is a photographer and filmmaker noted for his ironic approach to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography. He was ranked twenty-fifth on 'Professional Photographer's' Top 100 most influential photographers. Rare paintings from the late 1940s and early 1950s, unseen abstract silver gelatin works, along with a monumental painted Mural Project.
