Peter Lindbergh is one of my very favorite photographers. He passed away recently. His death moved me to buy all of his available books. His black and white work, while very different from mine, is "emotionally" the standard to which I constantly aspire but will probably never reach.
There is an online photo magazine called, Blind that just posted a nice article about him
and his place in the fashion world.
It's well worth reading:
https://www.blind-magazine.com/news/peter-lindbergh-the-authentic/
Too bad you didn't buy all his books while still being alive. The slight profit might have helped. I find it odd how art can sometimes sky rocket after an artists death. But it makes sense. There will not be anything new from that creator.
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Hi David, Are you assuming that Peter Lindbergh was, at the end of his life, a "starving artist" whose books were a primary source of income for him? I'm just curious why you might call out my purchase of the several books of and about Peter Lindbergh as purchases that would have helped him? The large, weighty and expensive: "Peter Lindbergh: On Fashion" published by Taschen, which I recently purchased, was published after Lindbergh's death in 2019. Maybe his estate will benefit, right?
ReplyDeleteWill you please buy all six of my books before I die? It might help. Not sure what it will help but I'm sure my publisher would relish the idea....
A book is a nice commemoration. And a blessing for photographers who seek out creative vision.
Thanks for the response Kirk. I did buy your Lisbon book and looking forward to the sequel. I am not a portrait photographer. So your other books don't hit in with my needs.
DeleteMaybe I am being taken to directly with my comments. I was thinking generally. And was reminded of an episode of iCarly, when her brother is falsely declared dead and his art work explodes in value. Also happened to an other artist I can't remember the name of, in real life. I almost bought a painting for peanuts before his death. Than heard of his death and was surprised at how much that abstract art was now selling at, more than 100x what I almost paid.
Also I am not assuming anything. I just think artists would like to make money, any money while alive. But if the kids get something, maybe that helps too.
David
Hmmm. "I find it odd how art can sometimes sky rocket after an artists death."
ReplyDeletePeter Lindbergh has been justly famous in art and fashion circles since the 1980s. His flame never diminished. His art continued to sell well in the years before his death and he continued working in fashion almost right up to his passing.
He didn't need to die to be relevant. He was already there.
Helmut.
"He didn't need to die to be relevant."
ReplyDeleteThat's a great quote. And apt.
Ken
Thanks for posting the link about Peter Lindbergh.
ReplyDeleteDavid, No harm. No foul. We all come at this from such different directions. "This" being the wide, weird world of photography...
ReplyDelete(Almost) all viewpoints valid. Yours certainly so.
Thanks!
Loved Lindbergh's work. Straightforward and sans glitz. Real. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletePeter Lindbergh is so good. Sorry he's gone.
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