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Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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  • Artist: Lucien Clergue (French, 1934-2014)

French photographer. Clergue is know for redefining photography within the context of high art. He founded the international festival of photography, Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles, and is best known for his portraits of Pablo Picasso. His exhibit in 1961 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York earned him widespread recognition, and he became the first photographer to join the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 2006. Also served as president of the society in 2013.

Moment of Truth, Nimes, France by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Moment of Truth, Nimes, France, 1989
Cibachrome print on paper
9.75 x 29.75 in
(24.77 x 75.57 cm)
Caco I, Paris by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Caco I, Paris, 1975
Gelatin silver print
14.25 x 9.125 in
(36.2 x 23.18 cm)
Sicilian Botanic Garden, Palermo, Italy by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Sicilian Botanic Garden, Palermo, Italy, 1988
Chromogenic print
Dune at White Sounds, White Sands National Park, NM by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Dune at White Sounds, White Sands National Park..., 1985
Chromogenic print
Beach at La Martinique by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Beach at La Martinique, 1989
Chromogenic print
Dune at White Sands II, White Sands National Park, NM by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Dune at White Sands II, White Sands National Pa..., 1988
Chromogenic print
Sicilian Botanic Garden, Palermo, Italy by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Sicilian Botanic Garden, Palermo, Italy, 1988
Chromogenic print
10 x 29.25 in
(25.4 x 74.3 cm)
Denise on the Lake, Chicago, from Survey 1986 by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Denise on the Lake, Chicago, from Survey 1986, 1976
Gelatin silver print
9.25 x 14.25 in
(23.5 x 36.2 cm)
Mediterranean Nude, Camargue, France by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Mediterranean Nude, Camargue, France, 1985
Gelatin silver print
Birds at Point Lobos, Point Lobos State Park, Carmel, CA by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Birds at Point Lobos, Point Lobos State Park, C..., 1988
Chromogenic print
Bottom of the Dune, White Sands National Park, NM by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Bottom of the Dune, White Sands National Park, NM, 1987
Chromogenic print
10 x 29.75 in
(25.4 x 75.57 cm)
Silent Pond, Camargue, France by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Silent Pond, Camargue, France, 1985
Chromogenic print
Zebra Nude, New York, 1997, from Nu Zèbre series by Lucien Clergue
  • Lucien Clergue
  • Zebra Nude, New York, 1997, from Nu Zèbre series, 1997
Archival pigment print
11 x 17 in
(27.94 x 43.18 cm)