IZIS (Israëlis Bidermanas). - Lot 134

IZIS (Israëlis Bidermanas). IZIS Retrospective. Paris: Caisse nationale des Monuments historiques et des Sites, Paris-Musées, and Paris-Audiovisuel, [1990]. Large quarto, illustrated cardboard binding by the publisher. Catalog of the major retrospective dedicated to Izis (1911–1980) presented at the Hôtel de Sully, bringing together a wide selection of works spanning the entire career of the photographer, a major figure in French humanist photography alongside Brassaï, Doisneau, Willy Ronis, and Cartier-Bresson. The book traces Izis’s career from his early days to his famous photoessays for *Paris Match*, his portraits of writers, artists, and musicians (Marc Chagall, Colette, Jacques Prévert, Picasso, Matisse, Jean Cocteau, among others), as well as his images of Paris, the Liberation, daily life, and his photographs that have become iconic symbols of the postwar era. Richly illustrated with high-quality black-and-white reproductions. Condition: very good copy. The hardcover shows slight signs of wear; the interior is in perfect condition, with no annotations or foxing.