Paul Facchetti (1912-2010) - Salvador Dalí, 1948

Paul Facchetti (1912-2010)

Italian-French photographer and gallerist, in 1935 he opened a photographic studio in Paris, cleverly located in the Latin Quarter, on rue Saint-Jacques, which earned him a large clientele, mainly because he had the idea of displaying photographs in the shop window. He specialized in portraits.

After World War II, he moved to a larger and better-equipped studio, also in a more bourgeois neighborhood, at 17 rue de Lille. There he continued portrait work, but also produced fashion and advertising photographs that appeared in Jardin des Mondes and Vogue.

In 1951, he transformed his studio into a gallery. Two of his first exhibitions immediately propelled him into the annals of art history. Also in 1951, he hosted Michel Tapié, who presented in his gallery the exhibition titled "Signifiers of the Informal," with a brilliant selection of artists such as Fautrier, Dubuffet, Mathieu Michaux, Riopelle and Serpan.

On March 7, 1952, he welcomed Jackson Pollock, an American painter still relatively unknown in Europe. This was Pollock’s first appearance in Paris, a date that remains etched in history.

Many more exhibitions followed at the studio, but Paul Facchetti returned to his work as a photographer in the late 1950s. Salvador Dalí, Rita Hayworth, Brigitte Bardot and Utrillo, as well as André Breton, Henri Michaux, Jean Dubuffet, Truman Capote and many other celebrities of the era, posed for him.

Details:
Title: Salvador Dalí, 1948
Author(s): Paul Facchetti (1912-2010)
Photolithographic print on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Baryta 315 g/m2.
Dimensions: 48.3 x 32.9 cm.
'Paul Facchetti Studio stamp' on the verso of the image.
Very good condition (see photos)

Shipping: It is shipped properly protected.