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Fabrizio La Torre
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
1956

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Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 1 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, art lovers have been able to discover the work of Fabrizio La Torre, this Italian neo-realist photographer who was able to capture daily life so well in the 1950s and 60s. In Europe and Asia, exhibitions and books have made it possible to become familiar with some of his photos, which have become “iconic”. Collectors were able to acquire these works of art, of museum quality using Fine Art heavyweight papers & pigments inks and in a very limited edition (5 copies), whose perfection justifies a certain price. But many of you asked us for prints at a reasonable price. We have finally found the appropriate technical solution: high quality prints, to remain faithful to the tradition of Brussels Art Edition, gallery quality prints are produce on a Hahnemühle Sustainable Photo Satin paper optimized for this application. The first sets are dedicated to Roma and America, each of 5 of the most famous photos by Fabrizio La Torre, issued in an edition of 500 copies. The price of each set is under 500$. To decorate your home, your office, your Italian restaurant or your vintage business, these photos known and appreciated throughout the world will be an exceptional artistic element. This offer is valid within the stock limit of 500 copies per set. Do not hesitate to contact us for a specific application or quantity. Description of this 1st set : - “Parcheggio condiviso”, shared parking. Face to face, the bow of the liner "Constitution" and the chrome of American beauties on a quay in New York harbor. It was on this liner that young Grace Kelly traveled to Monaco to marry Prince Rainier. - "New York, bambini per la strada". In this perfect geometric composition, the artist noticed these kids playing in the background, like all children in all cities of the world. - "On Broadway, near Trinity Church", on Broadway Avenue, one Sunday morning, the uncertain step of a lonely stroller. - "L’Addio", farewell. As the liner leaves New York Harbor, this Italian couple wistfully wave one last white handkerchief in farewell. - “Verticalità”, verticality, New York, December 1955. Small female silhouettes on a corner at the junction of two streets in Lower Manhattan, made to seem insignificant by the stone canyons of the city. Fabrizio was always pursuing the same contrast, whether in Rome or New York: human beings dwarfed, almost crushed by their outsize creations, by their religious monuments, by the symbols of their power. Except that here, for this building in the foreground, the architect, a little boy who never grew up, has sought inspiration in the building games of his childhood using multi-coloured bricks Fabrizio La Torre (b. Rome 1921 d. Brussels 2014) was an Italian neo-realist photographer working during the period 1950-1960 who left behind a body of work focussing on three specific geographical areas: Italy, North America, which he spent several months visiting in 1955 and Asia where he lived for five years (1956-61). Fascinated by the task of capturing moments of truth and intimacy which characterise the human condition all over the world, he gives us moments of insight into life which reach out to us bridging time and distance. He holds up to us an affectionate and benign mirror, always knowing, sometimes amused but never mocking. In 1965, success came knocking at his door: he was offered the possibility of exhibitions and publication but he turned it down for reasons he never fully explained. The most we can do is note that this was also the time when the immense talent and historical importance of the photographic works, produced a century earlier by his grandfather Enrico Valenziani, were discovered. This may have made him feel he could not compete, particularly as he came from a family which was possessed of multiple artistic talents but in which no-one claimed to be an artist. Perhaps he saw himself as “a photographer” who was just the grandson of one of the founding fathers of Italian photography. Who knows? In 1970 he closed his archives and gave away his cameras. He ceased to see his photography as an act of creation but merely as a kind of notebook of his many travels for his job. In 2009 he agreed to re-open his archives and to have his photos restored and digitised. He also permitted the first printed edition of his art photos. Far from rejecting the switch to digital photography, he welcomed the freedom to render the shades, the tones, the “sfumature” which photo labs in the 1960s saw as “imperfections”, at a time when hyper contrast was the big thing, deep blacks and anaemic whites were all the rage. Fabrizio La Torre’s vision of the world was full of different shades. The last few years of his life were spent hard at work. He may have been a little unsteady on his legs but there was nothing wrong with his head - memory intact, imparting clear instructions and sharing many reminiscences. With Jean-Pierre De Neef and his technical team he fine-tuned every single print, perfectly willing to start all over again if necessary to achieve what he had intended 50 years earlier when the photo was taken - the desired composition, lighting and contrast. The exhibitions, the publications, the encounters with his audience came thick and fast: in Paris at the Italian Institute of Culture in 2010, in Brussels at the Ixelles Museum in 2011, followed by the magnificent Retrospective organised in 2014 in the Principality of Monaco. For a year he worked on a daily basis, taking advantage of this major event to give his final instructions. Fate can be cruel: his heart finally gives out just two weeks before the opening of the exhibition which covers 800 square metres. However, he knows he has done what was necessary, he has passed on his instructions which embody his desire to bring to life his photographic achievements which are centred entirely on the human dimension, man’s adventures, his dreams, his fight for a better life. Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay in Thailand (1956-61). In November 2018, in Bangkok, a book entitled “Bangkok That Was” was published in English, which brings together these photos and, using the original notes left by the artist, tells the story of his life in Asia and expresses his affection for its people. An exhibition with the same title took place for two months at the Serindia Gallery. Afterwards Fabrizio’s photos were taken to their permanent home in Bangkok, the cultural venue of the Central Embassy Mall where they are displayed and on sale all year round. Meanwhile a new exhibition is planned in Bangkok and a new book published based on the pioneering efforts of Fabrizio La Torre in photographing in 1958 in the storerooms of the National Museum in Bangkok the painstaking lacquerwork representations of daily life of the Siamese people two centuries earlier. At the very beginning of 2020 Jean-Pierre De Neef, François Bayle and their teams were working enthusiastically on two specific projects: the exhibition and the book on the lacquerwork mentioned above and a very fine exhibition planned for 2021 in New York. Then along came the virus and upset the best-laid plans. The projects have been postponed, in all probability for a year. In order to continue funding preparations for these two major projects, the high quality art photos, validated by the artist himself before his death, are now on sale. This is an opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to acquire the works of an Italian artist of recognised talent whose works are attractively priced before the exhibition in the USA, thus offering the advantage of a very strong potential for growth.

Creator:

Fabrizio La Torre (1921 - 2014, Italian)

Creation Year:

1956

Dimensions:

Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.12 in (3 mm)

Medium:

Archival Pigment

Movement & Style:

Photorealist

Period:

1950-1959

Framing:

Framing Options Available

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Brussels, BE

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1570214089312

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Fabrizio La Torre
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
1956

About the Item

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Fabrizio La Torre
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs, 1956

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Fabrizio La Torre
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs, 1956

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Fabrizio La Torre
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs, 1956

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography