Galerie Argentic will be exhibiting a series of hand-retouched press photographs from movie director Raynal Pellicer’s collection. The exhibition will run until 18 July. 

Gathered over the course of several years’ research, Raynal Pellicer’s collection brings together around a hundred photographs which have all been carefully selected for their aesthetic qualities and sheer rarity.

This collection - the only one of its kind - was exhibited in 2013 during the Rencontres d'Arles. The exhibition was a resounding success and gave rise to a book entitled ‘Version Originale’ published by Editions de La Martinière.

Galerie Argentic exhibition will focus on around thirty iconic works featuring a range of personalities who will be sure to stir visitors’ memories of the silver screen.

This exhibition, ‘La Fabrique des Icônes’ for 'The Idol Factory', revolves around an examination of the very concept of images. We are shown how a portrait or a still from a film which at first sight may seem perfectly ordinary, may have been cropped, cut, painted and ultimately changed so much so as to communicate a meaning that is entirely different to that which it initially had.
 

Galerie ARGENTIC
A focus on vintage humanist photography

Located at 43 rue Daubenton in Paris’ 5th arrondissement, at the heart of the Mouffetard district, which boasts a tremendously rich past and artistic heritage, Galerie ARGENTIC gives pride of place to humanist photography, with works by Willy Ronis, Robert Doisneau, Izis, Sabine Weiss and Henri Cartier Bresson.  

The gallery is also committed to supporting the art of photojournalism, exhibiting work by Michel Giniès, Godard, Vacher and Mutzig, amongst others. Eric Boudry, a passionate collector of photographs since the early 1980s, set up argentic.fr in 2005. This website sells original photographic work. Eric’s expertise allows him to offer work that stands out in terms of both quality and variety.

Founded in January 2015, Galerie ARGENTIC’s goal is to exhibit rare, iconic works by early photographers, present-day practitioners of the art and everything in between. 

ARGENTIC’s vision is a long-term one, driven by a commitment to exhibit only the very best photographs with a view to building up a reputation as a name to be trusted by both visitors and collectors.

Galerie ARGENTIC puts on five exhibitions each year, in addition to its involvement in Fotofever Paris.