William Klein - Torino 1990

Rare photograph by WILLIAM KLEIN (1926-2022). Title: World Cup of Football Torino ’90, photo also published in the book. Details: Vintage gelatin-silver print with the photographer’s stamp on the back. Measurements: 20 x 24.5 cm, 30 x 40 cm including mat. Condition: excellent. A rare print; this photograph is published in the book William Klein, Torino ’90 — a city + the World Cup, Federico Motta Editore, 1990. FIFA World Cup in Italy 1990. From a collection.

William Klein was one of the most innovative and influential photographers of the 20th century. Born in New York in 1926 and moving to Paris in 1948, he began his career as a painter before dedicating himself to photography. He became famous for his unconventional style, characterized by dynamic images, bold perspectives, strong contrasts, and the use of wide-angle lenses, breaking the rules of traditional photography. He collaborated extensively with Vogue magazine, revolutionizing fashion photography with a spontaneous and innovative language. His famous photographic books devoted to cities such as New York, Rome, Moscow, and Tokyo have portrayed urban life with a direct, ironic, and often provocative gaze. In addition to photography, he was also a documentary filmmaker. He passed away in Paris in 2022, leaving a fundamental legacy in the history of contemporary photography