ROBIN (Marie-Monique). - Lot 254

ROBIN (Marie-Monique). 100 Photos of the Century. Paris: Éditions du Chêne / Agence Capa / Éditions Binôme / Arte Éditions, 1999. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful photographic anthology published to mark the turn of the millennium, bringing together one hundred of the most iconic images of the 20th century, selected and annotated by Marie-Monique Robin. Produced in collaboration with Agence Capa and Arte, the book offers a broad overview of contemporary history through the eyes of the greatest press and documentary photographers. The photographs cover the major political, social, and cultural upheavals of the century: world wars, revolutions, decolonization, the space race, portraits of prominent figures, major sporting and artistic events, as well as anonymous scenes that have become iconic. Among the photographers featured are Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Marc Riboud, Eve Arnold, Werner Bischof, David Seymour (Chim), Willy Ronis, Sebastião Salgado, Nick Ut, Josef Koudelka, Neil Armstrong, Abbas, Jose Luis Cabezas, James Nachtwey, and many other members of major international photo agencies. Each photograph is placed in its historical context and accompanied by a commentary that helps assess its documentary, aesthetic, and commemorative significance. Together, they form a true visual history of the 20th century, in which photography emerges as one of the major witnesses to the events that shaped the contemporary world. Condition: Slightly yellowed dust jacket with some stains and water marks on the back cover; interior in very good condition.