Lartigue’s photographs are permeated with the nonchalance and poetry of seaside towns on the French Riviera, in Normandy and on the Basque coastline, where he found the ideal theatre for capturing fleeting moments and for exploring the brevity of happiness and the fragility of existence. These images by Lartigue are included in the exhibition “Tous […]
In 1786, two Chamonix natives, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard, were among the first to climb Mont-Blanc in France. In those days, basic outdoor gear wasn’t particularly well-suited to mountain climbing, so resourceful day-trippers often designed their own clothing. From such pioneers such to 20th-century winter-sports enthusiasts, mountain apparel has continued to evolve. In the […]
Born in 1883, Gaston-Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton’s grandson, not only participated in his grandfather’s trunk making business, he was also a passionate world traveler who might easily have caught a glimpse of Jacques Henri Lartigue’s slender silhouette while in France on one of his numerous trips there. Both men were lovers of new frontiers; while Gaston-Louis travelled abroad, Lartigue, […]
This photograph was taken by Jacques Henri Lartigue on October 5th, 1978, on the Trocadero esplanade, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Vuitton brand the following year.
