Lucien Clergue

(French, 1934–2014)

Lucien Clergue was a pioneering French photographer who devoted his career to elevating photography to a high art, on par with the leading artistic medium of his day, painting. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits of Pablo Picasso, immortalized in his photobook Picasso My Friend (1993). The Spanish painter was an early advocate of Clergue’s artistic practice, and they would maintain a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Clergue’s work encompassed landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, with his studies of the female nude generating particular acclaim. He was born on August 14, 1934 in Arles, France, where he founded Les Recontres de la Photographie d’Arles, an international festival of photography, in 1969. Clergue achieved widespread critical recognition for his work after it was exhibited in 1961 at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, where Edward Steichen gave the artist his first solo show at the museum. In 2006, he was the first photographer to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he served as president during 2013. Clergue died on November 15, 2014 in Nîmes, France at the age of 80.

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El Cordobès derechazos, Nimes, 1966

Lucien Clergue

El Cordobès derechazos, Nimes, 1966

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Nus de la mer, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Nus de la mer, 1962

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Nus de la mer, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Nus de la mer, 1962

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L'Ange de la Mort (portfolio of 14), 1958

Lucien Clergue

L'Ange de la Mort (portfolio of 14), 1958

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Le marias d'arles, Maïs, 1960

Lucien Clergue

Le marias d'arles, Maïs, 1960

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Un automne à New York. Fontaines, 1961

Lucien Clergue

Un automne à New York. Fontaines, 1961

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Jeux de l'été, 1980

Lucien Clergue

Jeux de l'été, 1980

Sale Date: December 14, 2017

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From the series Nu de la Forêt, 1970

Lucien Clergue

From the series Nu de la Forêt, 1970

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

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Nu saorgien, 1997

Lucien Clergue

Nu saorgien, 1997

Sale Date: November 12, 2017

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Arles (2 works), 1955–1956

Lucien Clergue

Arles (2 works), 1955–1956

Sale Date: November 12, 2017

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Man and Woman at Window, 1980

Lucien Clergue

Man and Woman at Window, 1980

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

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Nu zébré - New York, 1997

Lucien Clergue

Nu zébré - New York, 1997

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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Nu de la plage - Camargue, 1966

Lucien Clergue

Nu de la plage - Camargue, 1966

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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Portfolio with 12 photographs, almost all..., 1979

Lucien Clergue

Portfolio with 12 photographs, almost all..., 1979

Sale Date: October 19, 2017

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The Urban Nude, 1981

Lucien Clergue

The Urban Nude, 1981

Sale Date: October 2, 2017

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Violinist, Arles, 1954

Lucien Clergue

Violinist, Arles, 1954

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Nude at Point Lobos, California, 1981

Lucien Clergue

Nude at Point Lobos, California, 1981

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Géantes de la Mer, Camargue, 1978

Lucien Clergue

Géantes de la Mer, Camargue, 1978

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Carol in Chicago, 1976

Lucien Clergue

Carol in Chicago, 1976

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Coco at Montparnasse, 1975

Lucien Clergue

Coco at Montparnasse, 1975

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Nude in front of window (from the suite..., 1976

Lucien Clergue

Nude in front of window (from the suite..., 1976

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Nu dux rechers, sabler d'or, Bretague, 2001

Lucien Clergue

Nu dux rechers, sabler d'or, Bretague, 2001

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Sans titre (box w/ 12 works), 1970

Lucien Clergue

Sans titre (box w/ 12 works), 1970

Sale Date: September 5, 2017

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Nu zébré

Lucien Clergue

Sale Date: November 23, 2016

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