Les Halles, Paris 1948

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Grace Robertson , British, b.1930

Title

Date2003

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensions

40.5 × 30.5 cm

Signedon verso, lower left: Grace Robertson

Credit LinePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024

Object numberNGI.2024.71.25

DescriptionGrace Robertson was a pioneering British photographer who championed the lives and work of women throughout her career. Robertson began her career in the 1940s, a time when the profession was very much reserved for men. This photograph is one of her early works, capturing two women interacting at a street market in Les Halles, Paris. Throughout her oeuvre, Robertson documented the everyday lives of women with respect and dignity yet many images imbue her subjects with a sense of intrigue.

This image is part of a portfolio of 30 photographs published by Zelda Cheatle in 2003 to celebrate 15 years of exhibitions in her London gallery. The artists included in this collection reflect Cheatle’s aim to highlight the work of important twentieth century photographers while at the same time exhibiting and supporting emerging artists. The photographs range from digital prints to silver gelatin prints and cyanotypes.
Inscriptionon verso, lower left: Les Halles, Paris, 1948
ProvenancePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024Exhibition HistoryZelda Cheatle Gallery , London, 2003