
Paris (café)
Saul Leiter's "Paris (café)" is a chromogenic print that captures the atmospheric qualities of Parisian street life through his distinctive use of color and compositional layering. Shot from what appears to be inside a café, the photograph exploits reflections, window panes, and overlapping planes of color to create a sense of visual depth and urban intimacy. As a later print from Leiter's original transparency, it represents the artist's mastery of color photography as a means of expressing emotion and visual poetry rather than documentary fact.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
April 2, 2025
Lot 56
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