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Freund, Gisèle
(1908-2000)Jean Cocteau

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Jean Cocteau in his apartment, Paris. 1939. Chromogenic print on Kodak Professional paper, printed later. 42,5 x 29 cm. Signed by the photographer in felt-tip pen in lower margin, as well as copyright blind stamp in lower right corner; photographer's/copyright stamp on the verso. Hinge-mounted in mat.

Gisèle Freund was a German-born French photographer and photojournalist renowned for her documentary work and intimate portraits of writers and artists. She pioneered the use of the Leica camera for reportage and was among the first to employ Kodachrome and Agfacolor films for color portraits, capturing figures such as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and André Malraux with a uniquely candid style. Her contributions significantly shaped 20th-century photography, blending sociological insight with artistic expression. – A few minimal dents and retouched spots, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Gisèle Freund. Photographien und Erinnerungen. Munich 1998, ill. 112, p. 116.