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.

Lucien Clergue Artworks

Lucien Clergue (1,807 results)

Untitled (Nude), 2000

Lucien Clergue

Untitled (Nude), 2000

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Les Geantes Camargue, 1978

Lucien Clergue

Les Geantes Camargue, 1978

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Pt. Lobos, 1980

Lucien Clergue

Pt. Lobos, 1980

Sale Date: April 13, 2024

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Coco in the Quarries, Les Baux de Provence, 1975

Lucien Clergue

Coco in the Quarries, Les Baux de Provence, 1975

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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PORTRAIT DE PABLO PICASSO

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PORTRAIT DE PABLO PICASSO

Sale Date: April 12, 2024

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The Urban Nude (Portfolio), 1975–1979

Lucien Clergue

The Urban Nude (Portfolio), 1975–1979

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Jeux de mains, 1968, 1968

Lucien Clergue

Jeux de mains, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Picasso aux arènes de Fréjus, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Picasso aux arènes de Fréjus, 1962

Sale Date: March 24, 2024

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Coffret composé de 10 portraits..., 1965–1978

Lucien Clergue

Coffret composé de 10 portraits..., 1965–1978

Sale Date: March 24, 2024

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Portraits de Manuel Benitez Pérez, “El..., 1965

Attributed to Lucien Clergue

Portraits de Manuel Benitez Pérez, “El..., 1965

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Nu à Zabriskie Point, 1981

Lucien Clergue

Nu à Zabriskie Point, 1981

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Nude on the beach, Camargue, 1972

Lucien Clergue

Nude on the beach, Camargue, 1972

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Nude at les Banx, 1982

Lucien Clergue

Nude at les Banx, 1982

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Genèse, Camargue, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Genèse, Camargue, 1962

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Les Geantes, Camargue, 1978

Lucien Clergue

Les Geantes, Camargue, 1978

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Vikki in Death Valley, 1981

Lucien Clergue

Vikki in Death Valley, 1981

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Untitled; Sebastián Palomo Linares, un..., 1964–1967

Lucien Clergue

Untitled; Sebastián Palomo Linares, un..., 1964–1967

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Untitled (three works), 1981

Lucien Clergue

Untitled (three works), 1981

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Violinist, Arles; Saltimbanques: Dancer , 1954–1955

Lucien Clergue

Violinist, Arles; Saltimbanques: Dancer , 1954–1955

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Les géantes, Camargue, 1972

Lucien Clergue

Les géantes, Camargue, 1972

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Nu sur la Plage, 1980

Lucien Clergue

Nu sur la Plage, 1980

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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Les Géantes, Camargue, 1978

Lucien Clergue

Les Géantes, Camargue, 1978

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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Camargue, 1972

Lucien Clergue

Camargue, 1972

Sale Date: November 28, 2022

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Genese 102, 1971

Lucien Clergue

Genese 102, 1971

Sale Date: December 13, 2023

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