Serge Gainsbourg, circa 1979 - Lot 39

Serge Gainsbourg, circa 1979 Black-and-white digital print Dimensions: 30 x 20.5 cm Note: An interior portrait of Serge Gainsbourg in his personal world: dense library, books, records, telephone, typewriter, scattered documents. Seated in an armchair, cigarette in hand, striped suit, detached frontal gaze, the artist is depicted here in a setting that is both intimate and intellectual, typical of the late 1970s. This image goes beyond the simple portrait to become an iconographic construction of the Gainsbourg persona: writer, composer, cultivated provocateur, surrounded by literary and artistic references. The highly structured composition, rich decor and strong contrast reinforce the mythical dimension of the shot.This print is of great decorative and iconographic interest, particularly sought after by collectors of images related to music, literature and French culture of the XXᵉ century.