Simple Pleasures: Thresholds of space and time

“I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them” – Elizabeth Taylor

 

Bernard Faucon, La Cène, Évolution Probable du Temps, 1981

 

Albert Watson, Sandrine Ho in Valentino Dress, Paris, 1988

 

Edward Weston, Church Door, Hornitos, 1940, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Edward Weston, Church Door, Hornitos, 1940

 

Berenice Abbott, Tri-boro Barber School, 264 Bowery, New York, 1935

 

Massimo Listri, Reggia di Portici IV, Napoli, 2013

 

Harry Benson, Jackie in London (In the Doorway)
Harry Benson, Jackie in London (In the Doorway), 1961

 

Helen Levitt, New York (3 kids with masks), c. 1940

 

Olivier Richon, With Pigs – Animals Looking Sideways Series, 2000

 

William Helburn, Linda Harper Greenwich Village, NY, 1958, Silver gelatin photograph
William Helburn, Linda Harper Greenwich Village, NY, 1958

 

Lilo Raymond, Flower in Pitcher on Floor with Door, 1974

 

Michael Eastman, Mirror Door 2, Lisbon
Michael Eastman, Mirror Door 2, Lisbon, 2011

 

George Daniell, Audrey Hepburn with Cat
George Daniell, Audrey Hepburn with Cat, c. 1955

 

Arthur Rothstein, Sugar Beet Worker’s Children, Treasure County, Montana

 

Karen Knorr, Finding Refuge, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur
Karen Knorr, Finding Refuge, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur, 2013

 

Robert Doisneau, L'Enfer
Robert Doisneau, L’Enfer, 1952

 


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.