Michel Thersiquel Pont Aven Poster - Photographes de France 1984 Print

Artist: Michel Thersiquel (French, 1944–2007)
Title: Portrait, Pont-Aven (1972)
Publisher: Editions Contrejour, Paris
Series: Collection "Les Photographes de France"
Printer: Imprimerie de l'Indre, Argenton-sur-Creuse, France
Date of Issue: 1984
Technique: Vintage photomechanical offset lithographic poster on heavy paper stock
Dimensions: 80x60 cm
Status: Excellent vintage condition, unbacked, deep black-and-white tone contrast
 
About the Poster:
This 1984 Michel Thersiquel Pont Aven Poster was published in France as part of the Les Photographes de France collection by Contrejour. The visual features Thersiquel's 1972 close-up black-and-white portrait of a young child with natural freckles. Printed by Imprimerie de l'Indre, the offset lithography retains the deep contrast and silver-gelatin appearance of the original photograph. The lower white border includes typographic details of the artist, location, and publisher.
 
About the Artist & Publisher:
Michel Thersiquel was a twentieth-century French photographer who documented the human landscapes and faces of Brittany with realistic depth. The publisher, Contrejour, founded in 1975 by Claude Nori in Paris, was an influential photography journal and publishing house. Contrejour promoted art photography by publishing museum-grade posters and monographs.