Simple Pleasures: Photographs that are a Step Above the Rest
“All rising to great places is by a winding stair.” — Gautama Buddha
Michael Eastman, Barcelona Stairwell by Antoni Gaudi, 1994, Chromogenic Color Photograph
André Kertész, Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Andre Lichtenberg, Stairs, (Licht Series), 2010, C-Type Photograph
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Camondo Steps, Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, 1964, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950, Silver Gelatin Photograph
F.B. Grunzweig, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, NYC, 1960, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Michael Eastman, Stone Stairway, Buenos Aires, 2017, Chromogenic Color Photograph
Brett Weston, Untitled (Buildings, New York), c. 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Berenice Abbott, Treasury Building From J.P. Morgan’s Office, 1936, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Massimo Listri, Musei Vaticani XIV, Scala Simonetti, 2011, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Frank Horvat, Coco Chanel Watching Her Show, Paris, France, 1958, Archival Pigment Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Cousin Bichonade in Flight, 1905, Silver Gelatin Photograph
George Hoyningen-Huene, Beachwear By Schiaparelli, 1928, Platinum/Palladium Photograph
Neil Folberg, The Ballet School, 2003, Archival Pigment Photograph
Andre Kertesz, Beauborg, Paris, 1977, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Robert Vail, Shadow Stairs, 2013, Archival Pigment Photograph
Robert Frank, Grand Staircase Concord Hotel (Catskills), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Albert Monier, Toilette Matinale, 1955, Early Silver Gelatin Photograph
Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.
We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found .