Transform your special moments into works of art. Experience the magic of professional photography Black and White PAINTINGS Play Saul's visionary imagination and tireless devotion to artistic practice pushed him to become one of the iconic photographers of the mid-twentieth century.
Saul Leiter The Poetry of colour
Leiter was introduced to photography by the Expressionist painter, Richard Pousette-Dart, and while he began in black and white, in the 1950s he started to experiment with color photography at the time when the medium was in its early stages. With no formal training, he began exploring the streets of New York. Saul Leiter (December 3, 1923 - November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New York school of photography. [1] : 259 Life and work Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Saul Leiter was an American artist and early pioneer of color photography. With distinctive imagery suffused with painterly qualities, he is often grouped with other photographers of the New York School such as Richard Avedon, Weegee, and Diane Arbus. Jacqui Palumbo Jan 14, 2020 3:19PM Saul Leiter, Red Umbrella, 1951, from "Early Color." Courtesy of Steidl. As New York's famous mid-century photographers set out to capture the city in shades of black and gray, Saul Leiter rendered its unassuming details in expressive color.
Saul Leiter’s BlackandWhite World The New York Times
All photographs: Saul Leiter Foundation Source box: 'Street' He organised and edited his slides on a small light box and placed them, most of the time, in 'source boxes' he then labeled by. Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was born in Pittsburgh, the son of an internationally renowned Talmudic scholar. Leiter's interest in art began in his late teens, and though he was encouraged to become a Rabbi like his father, he left theology school and moved to New York to pursue painting at age 23. Saul Leiter began painting and photographing as a teenager. His first painting exhibitions garnered a certain amount of success. When he moved to New York in 1946, he focused on photography. Saul Leiter review - the quiet genius who made the mundane beautiful Foto Colectania, Barcelona The US photographer had a painter's eye for colour and composition. This retrospective.
Dancer ca. 1958 Photo Saul Leite Saul leiter, Saul, Photo
Celebrating 100 years since his birth in December 1923, Saul Leiter: The Centennial Retrospective is a powerful tribute to a legendary New York photographer who pioneered the art of modern street photography. Ironically though, in Leiter's time, there was no such term as "street photography". Saul Leiter, Untitled, early 1950s-1961 Portfolios - October 5, 2022 By Randy Kennedy Among the great or later-to-be-great New York photographers of the middle of the last century, Saul Leiter bested them all in caring the least about fame or legacy.
Thames & Hudson presents a groundbreaking collection of previously unseen images from visionary New York City photographer, Saul Leiter. Saul Leiter started off as a painter and was well-learned on modern art movements. In particular, he was the most fond of the post-impressionist artists Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard, both members of the group Les Nabis. ('Les Nabis' means 'the prophets' in French.)
Art & Photography Saul Leiter The Photographers' Gallery
The label of "street photographer" applies to Saul Leiter only in the most technical sense. The classically-informed compositions of Cartier-Bresson or the gritty, in-your-face candids of Winogrand are far from Leiter's beautifully obtuse compositions. Nowhere is this more evident than in Shopper, one of Leiter's signature street shots. Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was an American photographer and painter, best known for his pioneering work in color street photography. His distinctive style, characterized by the use of color, abstraction, and an emphasis on the beauty of everyday moments, has made him a revered figure in the world of photography.
