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Mon 29 Jul

ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (Budapest, 1894-New York, 1985). "Satiric dancer". Paris, 1926. Gelatin silver, later printing. Signed, titled and dated in pencil (on verso). Provenance: From the private collection of Schroeder New Jersey. Measurements: 20.6 x 25.5 cm (image); 21 x 26 cm (paper). André Kertész had a superb appreciation for the camera's ability to capture dance and people in motion. The one lying on the sofa in this photograph in a completely anti-archetypal pose is the dancer and cabaret performer Magda Förstner, whom Kertész had invited to the studio specifically for the shoot. The image was taken in the workshop of sculptor István Beöthy, as indicated by the sculptural bust next to the armchair, which serves as the model's inspiration. Kertész himself narrates the situation as, "I said to her, 'Do something in the spirit of the studio corner,' and she began to move on the couch. She just made a movement. I took only two photographs... It's wonderful to photograph people in motion. You don't need to shoot hundreds of rolls of film like you do today. It's about capturing the right moment. The moment when something transforms into something else." Photographer André Kertész was known for his innovative approaches to composition and camera angles, although his unique style initially hindered his recognition in the early stages of his career. Self-taught, his early work was published primarily in magazines, which served as an important platform during that time. After fighting in World War I, he moved to Paris, where he worked for VU, France's first illustrated magazine. He became involved with young immigrant artists and the Dada movement, winning critical acclaim and commercial success. In 1936 he emigrated to the United States where he had his solo exhibition in New York at the PM Gallery and worked briefly for the Keystone agency. There he turned down an offer to work for Vogue, feeling it was not right for him. Instead, he chose to work for Life magazine. His New York period was distinguished by his taking photographs from the window of his apartment, immortalizing moments of everyday life always under the conviction that "Everything is a subject. Every subject has a rhythm. To feel it is the raison d'être. Photography is a fixed moment of such a raison d'être, which lives in itself." In 1963, he returned to Paris and took more than 2,000 black and white photographs and nearly 500 slides that capture the essence of the city of Montmartre, the banks of the Seine, its gardens and parks.

Estim. 4 500 - 5 000 EUR

Sat 03 Aug

Benjamin GOMEZ (1885-1959) SUITE DE SIX FAUTEUILS en chêne mouluré et sculpté, à dossier plat en gradin à décor stylisant les éléments, pieds antérieurs droits godronnés, postérieurs en compas. (Une assise dégarnie) Ce mobilier de salon reprend tous les éléments décoratifs propres à Benjamin GOMEZ. Dans sa structure, dans les formes et dans l’usage, il s’inscrit dans la continuité des créations de Benjamin GOMEZ. Il est ainsi comparable au buffet commandé par Jean Borotra en 1926, que nous avions vendu sous le lot 341 lors de la vente de 31 octobre 2020 et aujourd’hui exposé au Musée Basque de Bayonne. Cependant, le sujet des ornements sculptés est tout à fait exceptionnel dans la création artistique de Benjamin GOMEZ : les sculptures en bas-relief reprennent en effet les symboles de la mythologie assyrienne, du royaume de Babylone en Mésopotamie au VIIIe siècle avant J.-C. L’esthétique de ces sculptures est par ailleurs assez différente de l’œuvre du sculpteur Lucien DANGLADE avec qui Benjamin GOMEZ avait l’habitude de collaborer pour son mobilier. Que signifient ces figurent assyriennes ? Quel est le propos de ce mobilier décoratif ? Il est très difficile d’affirmer la volonté du décorateur. Tout d’abord, nous n’avons pas d’information sur l’identité du commanditaire. La tradition familiale veut que cet ensemble de mobilier ait été acquis vers 1938-1939 aux héritiers d'un militant Basque d’origine espagnole décédé. La devise « Qui dit plus tard, dit jamais » peut renvoyer à la fois au caractère ambitieux d’un homme politique, mais aussi à des promesses d’indépendance jamais consacrées pour le Pays Basque. Enfin, la mythologie assyrienne est délicate à analyser et toute interprétation symbolique du décor dans le contexte Basque des années 1920-1930 serait aussi hasardeuse. Le Lamassu, figure explicitement représentée sur le dossier du divan, est une divinité protectrice contre des forces maléfiques ou des ennemis. Elle est souvent présente à l’entrée des édifices. Elle prend le plus souvent la forme d’un taureau ailé androcéphale couronné d’une tiare mais d’autres déclinaisons existent. Comment rattacher ces éléments à la culture Basque ? Y a-t-il des liens entres la langue Basque et la Mésopotamie ? L’image du berceau de l’humanité et du riche royaume reculé de Mésopotamie renvoient certainement à un idéal de civilisation dont la traduction symbolique reste toutefois encore incertaine. Bibliographie : - Jean Idiart (dir.), Catalogue de l’exposition Louis et Benjamin Gomez architectes à Bayonne, ed. Musée Basque, Bayonne, 2009. - Isabelle Saphore, Le Style Gomez, ed. Atlantica, Biarritz, 2017.

Estim. 700 - 1 000 EUR
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