Lucien Hervé (1910-2007) was a French photographer. Quite a few architectures worked with Lucien Herve, such as A Aalto, M Breuer, K Tange, R Neutra, O Niemeyer, G Candilis, J Prouve etc.
Photography is a medium that is inevitable in our daily life. It was originated in Paris in 1839. Ever since, Paris has played an important role for the development of the culture of photo as it has produced many photographers and functioned the hub for excellent photographers from all over the world.
Lucien Hervé was born in Hungary and in Paris, he made his living as a photographer and a painter. Then he started his career as an architecture photographer triggered by the encounter with Le Corbusier. This architect saw the photo of Unité d’Habitation in Marseille taken by Hervé and accolaided him as “a photographer who had an architect’s heart”.
Long standing friendship started here and Hervé had made shots of all the architecture by Le Corbusier for 15 years until the architect’s death.
Hervé established his own world with the group of photos he took Le Corbusier’s works; not only expressed the formative beauty of the architecture but conveyed the warmth of the atmosphere in and around the building by including humans in the frame to imply organic bond of architecure with humans. His pursuit to picture the essence of the objects was not limited to the architecture but to everything taken. He was awarded many times and many retorspective exhibitions were held at the museums.
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TitlePSQF Les cyclistes
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TitleMatisse travaillant en VenceYear1949
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TitleAutoportrait
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TitleChez Le CorbusierYear1950
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TitlePSQF Les cyclistes
