REVAULT (Étienne) — THE CAPTURED MOMENT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORK - Lot 252

REVAULT (Étienne) — THE CAPTURED MOMENT. PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORKS FROM THE LOUVRE REVAULT (Étienne). The Captured Moment. Photographs of Works from the Louvre. Paris, Musée du Louvre - Paris Musées, [2000]. ISBN 2-87900-746-1. Large square quarto, softcover with black-and-white illustrations. A major photographic album devoted to body gestures and postures in works housed at the Louvre, photographed by Étienne Revault. AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF THE LOUVRE’S MASTERPIECES. Revault isolates and juxtaposes hands, bodies, faces, and poses, using photographic framing to create unexpected connections between works from different eras and employing different techniques. Numerous black-and-white photographs, often full-page, depicting sculptures, paintings, tapestries, and objets d’art. Among others, Canova’s *Psyche and Cupid* is featured. Condition: good copy. Some slight scuffing and signs of wear on the cover; interior is fresh.