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Robert Stevens
The photographer Pierre Yves-Petit, who called himself "Yvon", wandered the streets of Paris between the First and Second World Wars looking for the moment when the shifting light and clouds would perfectly reveal the city’s ephemeral, iconic beauty.
Yvon’s Paris reproduces more than one hundred of his loveliest images, many made from recently discovered glass negatives. This elegant and poetic collection captures the magic of Paris at its most photogenic—the way many of us romantically wish it still was.
Praise for Yvon's Paris:
"This book contains his [Yvon's] startlingly beautiful black-and-white images of a great city made for strolling..."
What's hot in 2010, Time Out
"...Yvon's Paris, is a beautiful collection of his work."
The Sunday Telegraph
"It's a marvellous collection by a very diverse and talented photographer."
Amateur Photographer
"...more than 75 gorgeously atmospheric Yvon images."
Metro
"A well-deserved tribute to the wonderfully poetic postcard photography of Pierre Yves Petit, "Yvon"."
Daily Express
"Brimming with je ne sais quoi...C'est magnifique!"
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"Now, for the first time, 100 of his [Yvon's] marvellous duotone works are compiled with due deference in a handsome volume forwarded by historian Robert Stevens. Delightful."
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