"ON THE BEACH" par Elliott ERWITT. Edition W.W. Norton & Company, New York-Londres. 1991. Edition originale. Grand in-8, couverture toilée rouge sous jaquette photo. 128 pages. Texte en anglais, illustré de 145 reproductions photographiques noir & blanc, in-texte et hors texte, pleine page pour la plupart, par Elliott Erwitt. Exemplaire avec un envoi autographe de Elliott Erwitt sur la page de titre.

 

"Elliott Erwitt may be best known for his humorous photographs of dogs and his unerring ability to see and preserve the wonderful ironies of life around him, wherever he may be… Here Erwitt focuses exclusively on the beach – that stage on which bodies, as well as vanities, are often fully exposed. Of course, there are exceptions: many Britons prefer more formal dress at the water's edge. They are here, and so is the fully clothed Pablo Casals. The French, however, and to some extent, the Latin Americans, make up for them. And of course, it would not be an Erwitt book without dogs and children, or both. At the beach they are irresistible subjects. Whether it's Rio or Cannes, Easthampton, or Brighton, Erwitt's camera and wit are always load."

 

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