The publication of his first collection, Early Color, by Steidl in 2006 inspired an avid “rediscovery” that has since led to worldwide exhibitions and the release of a documentary, In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter (2014). He pioneered a painterly approach to color photography in the 1940s and produced covers for fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar before largely withdrawing from public attention in the 1980s. The painted nudes, on the other hand, give us access to a private world, not just the relationships he had with these women, but also the solitary and mostly private encounters Saul had with his paint, brushes and silver prints. Saul Leiter was born in 1923 in Pittsburgh. Leiter’s street photographs present an outside world seen unmistakably through his eyes. Some two hundred works-including early street photographs, images for advertising, nudes, and paintings-cover Leiter’s career from the 1940s onward, accompanied by quotations from the artist himself that express his singular worldview. This collection takes a Japanese perspective into the secrets of his appeal, from his life philosophy and lyricism to masterful colors and compositions reminiscent of ukiyo-e. Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoyed a remarkable revival since fading into relative obscurity in the 1980s. An only-from-Japan exploration of the photographer’s art and philosophy. 76 newly discovered works from Saul Leiters abundant archive of color slides Now widely acclaimed as one of the worlds greatest photographers and pioneer.
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