"L’Homme qui court, Paris"
gelatin silver print
The great French photographer Sabine Weiss is considered the last representative of the French humanist school of photography, which included photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Édouard Boubat, Brassaï and Izis. She was active until she was over 90 years old and created iconic works, particularly in France and especially in Paris.
Around 1952, Sabine Weiss joined the Rapho agency on the recommendation of Robert Doisneau. Her personal work was immediately recognized by critics in the United States and received exhibitions in the most prestigious museums. In 1955, three of her photographs were selected by Edward Steichen for the famous exhibition “The Family of Man” at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and Weiss received long-term contracts with the New York Times Magazine, Life, Newsweek, Vogue, Point de vue-Images du monde, Paris Match, Esquire and Holiday. From this time until the 2000s, Sabine Weiss worked for the international illustrated press as well as for numerous institutions and brands, moving seamlessly from reportage to fashion spreads and from advertising to portraits of celebrities or social issues. (Christoph Fuchs)