Sweet Life
Van der Elsken, Ed;
From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 04 February 2000
From ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 04 February 2000
About this Item
Large square quarto. [26],179pp. Black cloth with white facsimile signature of artist stamped on front cover in original photographic dust jacket; protected by modern mylar. Photographic endpapers. Fascinating pictorial account of Dutch photographer Ed Van der Elsken's 1960 trip to Asia and North America. The work is profusely illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs focusing on the daily life of people in these countries. The artist succeeds in capturing the joy, as well as the hardship of its inhabitants. The work was published worldwide in 7 editions. "Van der Elsken hat weder sogenannte Sehenswürdigkeiten noch Landschaften fotografiert; das überläà t er anderen. Sie tauchen zwar in seinen Fotos auch auf, aber das Hauptaugenmerk des Fotografen wie seiner Kamera galt immer dem Menschen, seinem Leiden und Glück, der Vielfalt des Lebens, das er voll Verständnis und Teilnahme und gerade deshalb aufrichtig und ehrlich bis zur Brutalität notierte." - "Sweet Life is a sprawling, exuberant cornucopia, a preview of the pure stream-of-consciousness, machine-gun approach that would soon come with the Japanese Provoke photographers. And like the Provoke aesthetic, Van der Elsken's work has its dark and pessimistic undertones, although in Sweet Life bold, frantic energies predominate." (Parr/Badger, vol. I, p.255). Text in German. Inside top and bottom edge of dj repaired. Creasing, chipping and closed tears along edges of dj. Minor sunning on head and tail of spine. Finger smudges on bottom corner of few pages, otherwise a tight copy with dj in fair, book in very good to near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 24934
Bibliographic Details
Title: Sweet Life
Publisher: M. DuMont Schauberg, KÃ ln
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First German edition.
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