Taschen Paris. Portrait of a City by Jean Claude Gautrand (2017, Hardcover)
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Edition: English
Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 4.12 kg, 544 pages
Author: Jean Claude Gautrand
Hundreds of meticulously researched images of Paris
Built on two millennia of history, Paris is as much a city to fall in love with as a city to photograph. This visual companion to the French metropolis brings together the chic spirit of the city through hundreds of meticulously researched images, from some of the very earliest pictures ever taken of Paris—by Louis Daguerre and Henry Fox Talbot—to iconic images of its fashion, art, and architecture.
L’air de Paris
The vivid history of the capital of love and photography
A city built on two millennia of history, Paris is entering the third century of its love story with photography.It was on the banks of the Seine that Niépce and Daguerre officially gave birth to this new art that has flourished ever since, developing a distinctive language and becoming a vital tool of knowledge.
Reasons To Buy
Paris: Portrait of a City leads us through what Goethe described as a “universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where a fragment of history is unrolled at the corner of every street.” The history of Paris is recounted in photographs ranging from Daguerre’s early incunabula to the most recent images—an almost complete record of over a century and a half of transformations and a vast panorama spanning more than 600 pages and 500 photographs. This book brings together the past and the present, the monumental and the everyday, objects and people. Images captured by the most illustrious photographers—Daguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassaï, Kertész, Ronis, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson, and many more—but also by many unknown photographers, attempt to bottle just a little of that “Parisian air,” something of that particular poetry given out by the stones and inhabitants of a constantly changing city that has inspired untold numbers of writers and artists over the ages.
Presenting an exciting patchwork of images from past and present, Paris: Portrait of a City is a huge and unique photographic study that, in a way, is the true family album of all Parisians. It is to them, and to all lovers of this capital city, that this vibrant, loving, and tender testimony is dedicated.
The editor and author
Jean Claude Gautrand (1932–2019) was one of France’s most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he also made a name for himself as a historian, journalist, and critic, with numerous publications including his TASCHEN books on Brassaï (2004), Paris. Portrait of a City (2011), Robert Doisneau (2014), and Eugène Atget. Paris (2016).
TASCHEN’s luxury art books distill museum-worthy masterpieces into exquisitely produced volumes that feel as exceptional as they look. Bound in premium materials and printed on heavyweight, archival-quality paper, each edition pairs breathtaking image reproduction with insightful, expertly edited texts. From iconic monographs to sweeping cultural surveys, these books invite slow looking—plates glow with depth and fidelity, typography is elegant yet unobtrusive, and thoughtful layouts give every artwork room to breathe.
Designed as heirlooms as much as references, they’re the kind of objects that transform a coffee table or library shelf into a gallery. Ribbon markers, gilded or coloured edges, and sturdy slipcases underscore the sense of occasion, while meticulous production standards ensure lasting beauty. Whether you’re building a collection or gifting a statement piece, a TASCHEN luxury art book is a tactile celebration of creativity, craft, and cultured living.
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About Taschen
Taschen
Cologne / Germany
TASCHEN is a world-leading publisher known for its visually stunning and meticulously curated art books. Founded in 1980 in Cologne, Germany, TASCHEN has built a global reputation for making high-quality books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, film, and pop culture accessible to a wide audience. From affordable editions to luxurious collector’s volumes, each TASCHEN publication is crafted with a commitment to excellence in content, design, and production. Bold, eclectic, and boundary-pushing, TASCHEN celebrates creativity in all its forms and brings the world of art and culture into the hands of readers around the globe.
Driven by a passion for cultural preservation and visual storytelling, TASCHEN collaborates with leading artists, photographers, and institutions to produce books that are as intellectually enriching as they are aesthetically compelling. From iconic works by Helmut Newton and Annie Leibovitz to genre-defining titles on architecture and cinema, TASCHEN challenges conventions and embraces diversity in content and form.
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