Pascal BARIL (1963) - Lot 54

Pascal BARIL (1963) Xavier Deluc, Paris, 1980s Vintage print On verso: copyright and artist's signature Dimensions: 30 x 23.5 cm Note: In this posed portrait from the 1980s, Pascal Baril plays with the codes of cinema and the photo-novel, constructing an image that is both elegant and slightly timeless. The patinated decor, the lines of the staircase and the model's attitude evoke a narrative scene rather than a simple shot. Here, Baril affirms his taste for compositions where pace, light and gesture are enough to create an atmosphere. This vintage print bears witness to his ability to transform an ordinary place into an inhabited setting, and a portrait into a fragment of a story.