A club visit to the first UK public exhibition of French painter, writer and photographer Lartigue's work for over ten years, focussing on his colour photography...
When: Sunday 2nd August 2026 at 12 noon
Cost: Pay what you can on the door (£5 to £15)
Booking: Email outings@swaveseycameraclub.co.uk to let Emma know you are coming
Where: MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes MK9 3QA
French painter, writer and photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) is best known for his black and white photographs of society at the turn of the century Parisian Belle Epoque. He also famously documented innovations including car racing and aviation, the floating world of the mid-century French Riviera, and trips to the United States at the end of his life. His work had late recognition, with a solo exhibition in 1963 at MoMA, New York. At that time, Lartigue was regarded as a pioneer of the instantaeous in photography, which would give rise to the genre known as street photography.
This is the first UK public exhibition of Lartigue's work for over ten years. It focuses on an exceptional and little-known aspect of his work: until recently, the majoiry of his colour photographs had never been seen, although they represent nearly 40% of the over 100,000 images conserved by the Donation JH Lartigue. The exhibition features more than 150 items including early stereocopic images producing three-dimensional projections. It also showcases Lartigue's career from drawings made as a child in the 1900s to the fashion world of the 1960s and late abstractions of the 1980s.
