Paris (with booklet)

Kimura Ihei
Paris (with booklet)

Photographs: Kimura Ihei

Publisher: Nora sha

Year: 1974

Comments: Hardcover with original paraffin paper into a slipcase, 26,9 x 19,6 cm, color photographs. With it booklet. Original edition, great color printing on Matt paper. Slipcase in good condition, soiled ans with marks. Book in good condition, little foxing and spots, also, there is a scratch on a double page (see picture). Cited in Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, The Photobook, vol 1, page 297.

1950s Paris in Color

Shortly after the end of the war, travelling abroad was a difficult endeavour in Japan, and Paris, the world capital of art, was a destination that belonged to world of dreams.
In 1954, his Leica camera loaded with state-of-the-art Japanese color film, Kimura’s heartfelt desire to visit Paris came true.
There, he met photographers such as Henry Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau, and could witness the everyday drama of ordinary people in the high streets and business quarters of a lively Paris.
"Afterimage of Paris 1950s" collects 117 of his Paris impressions - color photos that are exceptional within the Kimura’s body of work.

The famous charme of a golden Paris comes back to life.