Christer Strömholm
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'Paris, 1962'
Signed CHR Strömholm and fingerprint verso. Printed by Sanna Sjöberg in 1997-98. Certificate from the Strömholm Estate accompanies the work. Gelatin silver print, image 40 x 32 cm. Sheet 42.6 x 33 cm.
Saleroom notice
Galleri Mårtenson & Persson, Stockholm.
Private Collection, Sweden.
Provenance
Galleri Mårtenson & Persson, Stockholm.
Private Collection, Sweden.
Literature
Lars Hall and Gunilla Knape (ed.), 'Imprints by Christer Strömholm - CHR. The Hasselblad Award 1997', 1998, illustrated on p. 27.
Joakim Strömholm and Jakob Strömholm, 'Christer Strömholm 1918-2002, On verra bien', 2002, illustrated on p. 35.
Moderna Museet 'En annan historia', 2011, illustrated on pl. 96.
Joakim Strömholm (ed.), 'Post Scriptum Christer Strömholm', 2012, illustrated on p. 99.
More information
Among the many portraits of small children that Strömholm has encountered on his travels, is this image of two small boys who, with a curious yet serious expression, meet the photographer's gaze in the middle of a street in Paris. The image is typical of Strömholm's many portraits of children, with a psychological depth characterised by loneliness and isolation that can perhaps be found in Strömholm's childhood.
The boys are one of Strömholm's most beloved motifs and have become iconic.