It follows his development as a ‘colour photographer’ and places his colour photography in an (art) historical context. This is the first comprehensive overview of Van der Elsken’s works in colour. In the late sixties he even switched almost completely over to colour for several audio-visual pieces and in his travel reports for the weekly publication Revu and the monthly Avenue. His most important books in colour are EYE LOVE YOU (1977), Hallo! A new Ed van der Elsken (1978) and Adventures on the land (1980). He began this in the early fifties during his stay in Paris. For a significant part of his working life, however, he worked in colour. Photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) gained global fame with his black-and-white photography. This achievement will be celebrated with the retrospective exhibition Lust for Life | Ed van der Elsken in colour and a comprehensive publication about his works in colour. As such, the colour works of one of the most influential Dutch photographers has been safeguarded for the future. The night half of the upper lip from the nostril out, then the left half then down the chin, a huge, rounded slab of warm granite.įrom the heath near Zundert and sent it to London for him, The smell of Holland in his nose started the day off right.The Nederlands Fotomuseum manages the complete archive of Ed van der Elsken’s negatives and slides and has recently successfully completed the enormous project of restoring 42,000 colour slides by Van der Elsken. down the broad cheek from the night sideburn to the corner of the voluptuous mouth. Vincent enjoyed the daily ritual of the shave. He slipped into his clothes, poured someĬold water out of the ewer, and stropped his razor. His shoulders and chest were massive, his arms thick and powerful. Vincent put his hands under him, gave a shove, and sprang out of bed.

His brother Theo had gathered it He heard her go down the stairs and into the kitchen. “No you weren’t,” the girl laughed, “but you are now.” He stuck his face into the wreath of Brabanene grass and oak leaves on the chief former. Vincent had been waiting for Ursula’s voice even while be slept I was awake, Mademoiselle Ursula,” he called back. “MONSIEUR VAN GOGH! It’s time to wake up! “

A lust for life book