Ralph Gibson - La Trilogie - 2017
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THE BLACK TRILOGY 1970-1974 - RALPH GIBSON, EXCELLENT CONDITION
SPECIAL BOOK : COMPLETE MONOGRAPH in 1 SINGLE BOOK OF GIBSON'S "The Somnambulist 1970", "Déjà Vu 1972, and" Days at Sea 1974".
SHIPPING COSTS GREATLY REDUCED WORLDWIDE!
Unpublished photography book by Ralph Gibson, drawn from the photographer's project to compile in a single volume all the images from his surrealist adventure from 1970 to 1974, which were the subject of three landmark publications by Lustrum Press: "Days at Sea, The Somnambulist, and Déjà vu". The whole retrospective in one grand, unpublished photograph book by Ralph Gibson titled "the BLACK TRILOGY"!
Sublime edition, approx. 200 pages of duotone black-and-white reproductions of the most surreal and artistic photographs of the indispensable 20th-century photographer RALPH GIBSON.
A grand masterwork of 20th-century photography, Gibson is regarded as a master of sophisticated artistic photography. Contemplative and unseen photographs, a true marvel of photography, an ultra-photogenic book in very good to excellent condition!
A few descriptive elements:
"Ralph Gibson (born 1939 in Los Angeles) is one of the leading figures in American photography. Initially an assistant to Dorothea Lange, then to Robert Frank, he quickly moved away from reportage to develop a highly personal photographic style, contributing to the rise of American fine art photography: superb high-contrast prints, a strong graphical charge, opening onto dreamlike, sensuous and mysterious detours.
In the 1970s, Gibson founded his own independent publishing house, Lustrum Press, and launched the publication of his "Black Trilogy": The Somnambulist (1970), Déjà-vu (1972), Days at Sea (1974). Three artist books that earned him international recognition. With these works, he defined an entirely new vocabulary of visual communication in service of his eminently surreal personal vision, nourished by the lessons of European modernity between the wars, as well as by French literary or cinematic culture, those of the Nouveau Roman or the Nouvelle Vague.
Very quickly, the "Black Trilogy" would become the model around which an entire generation of young American photographers (Larry Clark, Danny Seymour, Mary Ellen Mark…) or French (Yves Guillot, Arnaud Claass…) would identify.
This catalog presents itself as a facsimile of the three books, now out of print and hard to find, gathered in a single volume. In his text, Gilles Mora explains how the images constituting the "Black Trilogy" have become incomparable icons of American photography. "
As photogenic as Mark Cohen, Man Ray, Willy Ronis, or William Eggleston, the book is ultra-photogenic and the photographs perfectly artistic!
Unique, grandiose specimen, particularly photogenic and captivating!
Condition: Excellent!
SHIPPING COSTS GREATLY REDUCED WORLDWIDE!
Modalities and general information:
Highly secure packaging + fast delivery + premium shipping options + 100% insurance value on the auction + Live tracking provided from shipment + delivery insurance + shipping costs waived for all additional lots won in the same auction."
Seller's Story
Your French artbook and photobook seller (mainly items from the 20th century).
Occasionally curating some exceptionally unique collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, or Eikoh Hosoe.
Translated by Google TranslateTHE BLACK TRILOGY 1970-1974 - RALPH GIBSON, EXCELLENT CONDITION
SPECIAL BOOK : COMPLETE MONOGRAPH in 1 SINGLE BOOK OF GIBSON'S "The Somnambulist 1970", "Déjà Vu 1972, and" Days at Sea 1974".
SHIPPING COSTS GREATLY REDUCED WORLDWIDE!
Unpublished photography book by Ralph Gibson, drawn from the photographer's project to compile in a single volume all the images from his surrealist adventure from 1970 to 1974, which were the subject of three landmark publications by Lustrum Press: "Days at Sea, The Somnambulist, and Déjà vu". The whole retrospective in one grand, unpublished photograph book by Ralph Gibson titled "the BLACK TRILOGY"!
Sublime edition, approx. 200 pages of duotone black-and-white reproductions of the most surreal and artistic photographs of the indispensable 20th-century photographer RALPH GIBSON.
A grand masterwork of 20th-century photography, Gibson is regarded as a master of sophisticated artistic photography. Contemplative and unseen photographs, a true marvel of photography, an ultra-photogenic book in very good to excellent condition!
A few descriptive elements:
"Ralph Gibson (born 1939 in Los Angeles) is one of the leading figures in American photography. Initially an assistant to Dorothea Lange, then to Robert Frank, he quickly moved away from reportage to develop a highly personal photographic style, contributing to the rise of American fine art photography: superb high-contrast prints, a strong graphical charge, opening onto dreamlike, sensuous and mysterious detours.
In the 1970s, Gibson founded his own independent publishing house, Lustrum Press, and launched the publication of his "Black Trilogy": The Somnambulist (1970), Déjà-vu (1972), Days at Sea (1974). Three artist books that earned him international recognition. With these works, he defined an entirely new vocabulary of visual communication in service of his eminently surreal personal vision, nourished by the lessons of European modernity between the wars, as well as by French literary or cinematic culture, those of the Nouveau Roman or the Nouvelle Vague.
Very quickly, the "Black Trilogy" would become the model around which an entire generation of young American photographers (Larry Clark, Danny Seymour, Mary Ellen Mark…) or French (Yves Guillot, Arnaud Claass…) would identify.
This catalog presents itself as a facsimile of the three books, now out of print and hard to find, gathered in a single volume. In his text, Gilles Mora explains how the images constituting the "Black Trilogy" have become incomparable icons of American photography. "
As photogenic as Mark Cohen, Man Ray, Willy Ronis, or William Eggleston, the book is ultra-photogenic and the photographs perfectly artistic!
Unique, grandiose specimen, particularly photogenic and captivating!
Condition: Excellent!
SHIPPING COSTS GREATLY REDUCED WORLDWIDE!
Modalities and general information:
Highly secure packaging + fast delivery + premium shipping options + 100% insurance value on the auction + Live tracking provided from shipment + delivery insurance + shipping costs waived for all additional lots won in the same auction."
Seller's Story
Your French artbook and photobook seller (mainly items from the 20th century).
Occasionally curating some exceptionally unique collectible items.
Artbooks (and Architecture books) include artists such as Andy Warhol, Pierre Soulages, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ed Ruscha, Frank Lloyd Wright or Le Corbusier.
Photobooks include artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Richard Avedon, Brassaï, Helmut Newton, or Eikoh Hosoe.
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
La Trilogie
Author/ Illustrator
Ralph Gibson
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
2017
Height
32.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Edition Thus, Commemorative edition, Illustrated Edition, Special edition
Width
24.5 cm
Language
Bilingual, French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Hazan Limited Publishing
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
200
