Ed van der Elsken - La douceur de vivre - 1968
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La douceur de vivre by Ed van der Elsken is a French-language illustrated hardcover first edition of 177 pages, published in 1968 by Editions Cercle d'Art, in very good condition.
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"Sweet Life" is a collection of works by Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990), a leading Dutch photographer.
Following Love on the Left Bank (1956), Bagara (1958) and Jazz (1959), Sweet Life (Acceptable) is a tour de force in Elsken’s oeuvre published in both English and Japanese editions.
It is a record of a 14-month journey by Elsken with his wife Gerda, and it consists of images taken in Africa, America and Asia.
Full of the "humanity" and the "love" that characterize Elsken, the powerful images, with their close-ups and contrasts, shine through.
This image was made possible thanks to Japanese printing technology. When the book was published, Elsken wrote to his friend Eikoh Hosoe, asking him to introduce him to a Japanese printer because he wished to use a matte photogravure printing, similar to rose printing, and Hosoe set about verifying the plate-making process.
From landscapes to portraits to snapshots, 14 months of Elsken’s "Sweet Life".
Ed van der Elsken - The sweetness of life - 1968 - Editions Cercle d'Art -
177 Pages.
Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full cloth binding under a printed dust jacket, tiny signs of wear, spine smooth titled in yellow and red, as well as the first board, superb engraving covering the boards -
Very good interior condition, the work enriched with numerous beautiful black-and-white photographs without text including on double pages, clean text, fresh interior, a very sought-after fine copy -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -
"Sweet Life" is a collection of works by Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990), a leading Dutch photographer.
Following Love on the Left Bank (1956), Bagara (1958) and Jazz (1959), Sweet Life (Acceptable) is a tour de force in Elsken’s oeuvre published in both English and Japanese editions.
It is a record of a 14-month journey by Elsken with his wife Gerda, and it consists of images taken in Africa, America and Asia.
Full of the "humanity" and the "love" that characterize Elsken, the powerful images, with their close-ups and contrasts, shine through.
This image was made possible thanks to Japanese printing technology. When the book was published, Elsken wrote to his friend Eikoh Hosoe, asking him to introduce him to a Japanese printer because he wished to use a matte photogravure printing, similar to rose printing, and Hosoe set about verifying the plate-making process.
From landscapes to portraits to snapshots, 14 months of Elsken’s "Sweet Life".
Ed van der Elsken - The sweetness of life - 1968 - Editions Cercle d'Art -
177 Pages.
Very good condition of the binding, the work in its full cloth binding under a printed dust jacket, tiny signs of wear, spine smooth titled in yellow and red, as well as the first board, superb engraving covering the boards -
Very good interior condition, the work enriched with numerous beautiful black-and-white photographs without text including on double pages, clean text, fresh interior, a very sought-after fine copy -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature, Photography, Sociology
Book title
La douceur de vivre
Author/ Illustrator
Ed van der Elsken
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1968
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Editions Cercle d'Art
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
177
