Céline Laguarde (1873-1961) Photographer

In the early years of the 20th century, Céline Laguarde established herself as an international name in the first artistic movement in the history of photography: pictorialism. Rediscovered thanks to the "Who's Afraid of Women Photographers? 1839-1945" exhibition (Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie, 2015), much of the artist's personal collection was acquired by the Musée d'Orsay. The retrospective scheduled for autumn 2024 is the first to be devoted to Céline Laguarde, and also the first to be exclusively dedicated to a woman photographer active in France before the First World War. Hence, Céline Laguarde's body of work is set to re-emerge after a century of oblivion.