Leiter made an enormous and unique contribution to photography with a highly prolific period in New York City in the 1950s. His abstracted forms and radically innovative compositions have a painterly quality that stands out among the work of his New York School contemporaries.

Saul Leiter (December 3, 1923 – November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New York school of photography.

This book provides an in-depth look at the entire body of work of American photographer Saul Leiter, featuring over 200 of his paintings, photographs, and other works, including previously unseen photos.

Aug 28, 2018 · Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh in 1923. He pioneered a painterly approach to color photography in the 1940s and produced covers for fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, before largely withdrawing from public attention in the 1980s.

Oct 19, 2018 · The book All About Saul Leiter, first published in Japan by Seigensha in 2017, has been released in four international editions. Pictured, clockwise from upper left, are volumes for the U.K. (Thames & Hudson), Spain/North America (Editorial RM), South Korea (Will Books), and France (Éditions Textuel).

Oct 1, 2017 · Some two hundred works—including early street photographs, images for advertising, nudes, and paintings—cover Leiter’s career from the 1940s onward, accompanied by quotations from the artist himself that express his singular worldview. Saul Leiter was born in …

Jul 26, 2018 · Saul Leiter used the smoke that snaked from the city’s pavements, or the steam that collects on the windows of a cafe, or the churned snow on the streets, as ways to manipulate the saturation of light, the contrasts of focus, and the sheen and tone of colo...

Saul Leiter Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoyed a remarkable revival since fading into relative obscurity in the 1980s. This collection reveals the secrets of his appeal, from his life philosophy and lyricism to masterful colours and compositions. Some 200 works – including early street photographs ...