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Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
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Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,500
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Description
Raymond CAUCHETIER (1920–2021)
Jules and Jim, François Truffaut. La Danse or Le Gant abandonné, Oskar Werner and Henri Serre, Paris, 1961.
Silver print made in the late 1960s, signed in pencil and numbered ‘554’ (negative number), with copyright and title stamps on the reverse.
Size: 18 x 24 cm
Raymond Cauchetier recounts:
‘Between takes of the French boxing match in which they face off in the film, Henri Serre and Oskar Werner humorously transformed the ring into a musette dance hall. On the right, the abandoned boxing glove seemed to me to play its part in this temporary ceasefire, and I framed the shot accordingly.”
Far more than just a dance scene, this photograph embodies one of the most eloquent symbols of Franco-German reconciliation portrayed in *Jules and Jim*. Between takes of the French boxing match, Oskar Werner and Henri Serre step out of their roles to perform, with disarming mischief, a Belle Époque waltz in the centre of the ring, which is transformed, for a brief moment, into a dance floor.
In the foreground, an abandoned boxing glove serves as the silent counterpoint to this moment of light-heartedness. Raymond Cauchetier, who regarded this photograph as his favourite, chose to include it in his frame, making this object a symbol of a truce. Through this spontaneous gesture, the photographer captures the very spirit of the film: friendship, brotherhood and the possibility of a renewed peace.
Provenance:
Kaoru and Raymond Cauchetier Collection.
Bibliography:
MASSON, Christine / DELMAS, Laurent. François Truffaut, film par film. Paris: Gallimard, 2021, pp. 42–43.
Exhibition(s):
Paris, Salon de la Photo, Porte de Versailles, ‘Flashback on Raymond Cauchetier’, November 2013.
Further information:
© Raymond Cauchetier / rights: Kaoru Cauchetier
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About the sale
Ode to Love | The Kaoru and Raymond Cauchetier Collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/12/2026 at 5:30 PM
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