Lot 1211 William Klein. New York. Life is good for …

New York. Life is good for you and good in New York Trance witness Reveals: Trance Witness Revels. London, Photography Magazine, 1956. 192 S. OLn mit Schutzumschlag. (Mit kleineren Läsuren am Rand).

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Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Von William Klein handsigniertes und gewidmetes Exemplar. William Klein zeigt New York der Jahre 1954-55 als überfüllte, raue und widersprüchliche Metropole. Mit grobem Korn, Bewegungsunschärfe, harten Kontrasten und radikalen Bildausschnitten bricht er bewusst mit den damaligen Regeln der Photographie. Seine Kamera bleibt auf Straßenhöhe und begegnet Kindern, Passant:innen, Reklame, Verkehr und Menschenmengen aus unmittelbarer Nähe. Die Porträtierten erscheinen nicht nur als Beobachtete, sondern blicken zurück, posieren oder fordern die Kamera heraus. Mit seinem dynamischen Zusammenspiel aus Photographie, Typographie und Layout wurde das 1956 veröffentlichte Buch zu einem prägenden Werk der modernen Street Photography und Photobuchgestaltung.

Modern Literature and Art – A copy signed and inscribed by William Klein. William Klein portrays New York in 1954-55 as a crowded, rough, and contradictory metropolis. With coarse grain, motion blur, harsh contrasts, and radical framing, he deliberately breaks with the photographic conventions of the time. His camera remains at street level, capturing children, passersby, advertisements, traffic, and crowds from close range. The subjects do not merely appear as people being observed, they look back at the camera, pose, or challenge it. With its dynamic interplay of photography, typography, and layout, the book-published in 1956-became a seminal work of modern street photography and photobook design.

Startprice: 800 €
Estimate: 1200 €

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