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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. The Race on the Footbridge, Jules (Henri Serre), Jim (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau, second take, Charenton-le-Pont, 1961.
A later silver print produced in 2013 from the negative on high-quality baryta paper, mounted on an aluminium plate and framed. On two labels on the reverse: signed in pencil, titled, with copyright stamps.
Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm
Print produced in 2013 for the ‘Flashback’ exhibition on Raymond Cauchetier at the Salon de la Photo, Paris-Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, 7–11 November 2013.
Each print was produced under the supervision of Raymond Cauchetier and is of a quality suitable for collectors. Printer: Thomas Consani, then at the Central Dupon Image laboratory (now a printer at the Picto laboratory).
The photograph was taken on the Valmy Footbridge, Charenton-le-Pont, on Wednesday 26 April 1961, at 9 am.
Raymond Cauchetier recounts:
‘Wednesday 26 April 1961 – 9 am – Valmy Footbridge – Charenton-le-Pont: In those days, I was still working with the Rolleiflex that had served me faithfully during the Indochina campaign. To photograph this now-famous scene, as the camera had no motor, I had to wind the hand crank after each shot. I was therefore only able to take one photograph of the finish of each of the four races filmed in succession by François Truffaut. Like sports photographers, I had to choose each time the 1/500th of a second that seemed best to me.”
Provenance:
Kaoru and Raymond Cauchetier Collection
Bibliography:
MOREAU, Jeanne (texts selected and presented by Jean-Claude Bonnet). Jeanne Moreau by Jeanne Moreau. Paris: Gallimard, 2023, pp. 126–127.
Exhibitions:
2013, ‘Flashback Exhibition on Raymond Cauchetier’, Salon de la Photo, Porte de Versailles, Paris (7–11 November)
2021, ‘Raymond Cauchetier, Nouvelle Vague’, Arles, Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles, Montmajour Abbey (4 July – 26 September)
2023, ‘Raymond Cauchetier, Nouvelle Vague, 1958–1968’, 10th Nuit de la Photo, ABC Cultural Centre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (18 February)
2020–2021, ‘Jimei x Arles 2020: International Photo Festival’, Jimei, Xiamen, China (11 November 2020 – 3 January 2021)
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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