RENÉ-JACQUES (1908-2003) - Lot 175

RENÉ-JACQUES (1908-2003) The Crosses, 1949 Vintage silver print Signed, dated and stamped by the photographer on the back Size: 39 x 29 cm Note: Produced in 1949, Les Croix is part of René-Jacques' deeply poetic, humanist oeuvre. The photograph shows a row of funerary crosses, aligned in a rigorous perspective, whose repetition creates an almost abstract visual rhythm. The marked interplay of light and shadow accentuates the gravity of the scene, lending the image a meditative force, between silence, memory and contemplation. In the post-war context, this image resonates as a sober, universal evocation of collective mourning and human fragility. This vintage silver print, signed, dated and stamped by the photographer on the reverse, testifies to the formal mastery of René-Jacques, a major figure in French photography of the XXᵉ century. A rare and sought-after work, at the crossroads of document and artistic vision.