José NICOLAS (1956) - Lot 230

José NICOLAS (1956) July 14th Ball at Bastille, Paris, 1983 Silver print On the back, artist's stamp, signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/8 Size including margins: 30 x 40 cm Note: In this scene captured on the spot during the Bastille Day ball on July 14th, José Nicolas captures the very essence of the collective celebration: a moment of sharing, movement and spontaneity, where generations cross paths. His gaze, both tender and attentive, focuses less on the event than on the human bonds it reveals. True to his humanist approach to photography, Nicolas does not seek spectacular effect, but the truth of a moment, in all its simplicity. This image, like all his work, bears witness to his commitment to documenting the ordinary gestures that make up the sensitive memory of our societies.