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Lucien Clergue

Overview

French photographer Lucien Clergue’s work is deeply rooted in his home city of Arles. Picking up a camera as a young man in post-war Provence, he took a different route than other artists of his generation, turning his lens on the rubble and destruction of France after the war, often shooting in low-lit, decimated homes. In addition to his scenes of the city, Clergue’s oeuvre includes incisive images of peers such as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and other iconic figures in the south of France. It is his faceless female nudes, however—from the subtle eroticism of his beachside scenes to the chic geometries of his black-and-white “Nu Zebre” series—that have become the artist’s signature.

Atlas is offering for the very first time a group of rare and important vintage prints by Lucien Clergue, from his project Camargue Secrète. The prints are all hand-glazed and are simply sublime objects.

 

 

Featured Exhibitions

LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Jardin de Rio, Brésil 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
Lucien Clergue Joncs
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Joncs, Le marais d’Arles 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Camargue, 1960s ca
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Rio, Brazil 
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Un automne à New York, Arbres, New York 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Marais, Camargue 1964
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Soleil sur marais, Camargue 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Untitled, Camargue, 1960s ca.
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Untitled, Camargue, 1960s ca.
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Untitled, Camargue, 1960s ca.
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Untitled, Camargue, 1960s ca.
Vintage gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Deux nus sur la plage, Camargue, 2011
Gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Nu de la mer, Camargue, 2013
Gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Nu de la mer, Camargue, 1967
Gelatin silver print

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LUCIEN CLERGUE
LUCIEN CLERGUE

Seins et mains dans le soleil, Camargue, 2009
Gelatin silver print

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