STRAND (Paul). - Lot 282

STRAND (Paul). Paul Strand. Paris, National Museum of Modern Art / Georges Pompidou Center, 1977. Large folio-sized leaflet, printed on both sides, illustrated with black-and-white photographic reproductions. A rare leaflet published on the occasion of the major retrospective dedicated to Paul Strand (1890–1976) at the National Museum of Modern Art. Designed as a guide for visitors as well as an introduction to the American photographer’s work, it includes a substantial critical essay by Jean-Claude Lemagny, accompanied by a selection of reproductions spanning Strand’s entire career: portraits, landscapes, rural scenes, architecture, and still lifes. The text emphasizes the formal rigor, the monumental scale of the compositions, and the profound humanism of the man who was one of the founders of modern photography. A high-quality ephemera, this document is now significantly rarer than the exhibition catalog and serves as an interesting record of the first major exhibitions dedicated to Paul Strand in France. Condition: Complete leaflet. Some foxing, yellowing, and signs of handling; small creases along the fold lines; no missing pages. A good copy of this fragile document.