All About Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter author Pauline Vermare author Margit Erb author Motoyuki Shibata author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published:26th Jul '18
Should be back in stock very soon
An in-depth look at the entire body of work of one of the outstanding figures in postwar photography
An in-depth look at Saul Leiter’s entire body of work.‘A photographer’s gift to the viewer is sometimes beauty in the overlooked ordinary’
Saul Leiter
Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoyed a remarkable revival since fading into relative obscurity in the 1980s. This collection reveals the secrets of his appeal, from his life philosophy and lyricism to masterful colours and compositions. Some 200 works – including early street photographs, images for advertising, nudes and paintings – cover Leiter’s career from the 1940s onwards, accompanied by quotations from the artist himself that express his singular world view.
'A unique insight into the mind of the artist' - Aesthetica
'Leiter’s painterly photographs are proof that colour doesn’t need to shout. His smeary, atmospheric images show that photographs can whisper' - The Herald
'Leiter should be remembered as one of the great pioneers in the history of photography' - Wallpaper*
'Over 200 works, including images for advertising, nudes and paintings, appear in All About Saul Leiter, along with quotes expressing his singular world view' - The i Newspaper
'Magnificent' - The Lady
'Intimate glimpses of life in New York' - Harper's Bazaar
ISBN: 9780500294536
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 610g
296 pages