Martine Franck
Hospice at Ivry-sur-Seine
About this artwork
The innocent humour of the old woman in this photograph gives us a portrait of photography; she photographs the photographer and she photographs us. The bowl of the carafe holds an upside-down reflection of the room, the photographer and the windows lighting the scene. An apparently simple picture encapsulates the inherent magic and difficulty of photography.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Martine FranckBelgian (1938 - 2012)
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title:Hospice at Ivry-sur-Seine
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date created:1975
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materials:Silver gelatine print
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measurements:50.80 x 40.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2001
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accession number:PGP 240.3
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Martine Franck
Martine Franck
Martine Franck has an international background; she was born in Antwerp, educated in England and the United States, and studied in Madrid and Paris. She was one of the founders of the agency, Viva, and is now a member of the Magnum agency. In 1970 she married Henri Cartier-Bresson. She wrote: '...
