Jacques Henri LARTIGUE (1894 – 1986)
Jacques Henri Lartigue est né à Courbevoie le 13 juin 1894. Il meurt à Nice le 12 septembre 1986. Peintre et photographe, il devient célèbre grâce à ses clichés évoquant sa vie familiale et la société mondaine de la Belle Epoque. Il fut considéré comme un génie du noir et blanc au 20e siècle.
Jacques Henri Lartigue was born in Courbevoie on June 13, 1894. He died in Nice on September 12, 1986. Painter and photographer, he became famous for his photographs evoking his family life and the socialite society of the Belle Epoque. He was considered a 20th century genius of the black and white.
