Buy this book on-line Vial, Veronique : Hollywood Splash: Photographs By Veronique VialPowerHouse Books, New York City, NY, 2003 ISBN 1576871835
First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 270 pages. Collection of color photographs on subject. This is Veronique Vial's third book on Hollywood, following the sensational success of "Women Before 10: 00 A. M. !" and its sequel, "Men Before 10: 00 A. M. !". The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Daniel Power: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Veronique Vial. There is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Grafiche in Milan, Italy to the highest standards. In matching pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Veronique Vial's "Hollywood Splash". A joyful celebration of the "swimming-pool" life. Roaming the homes of Hollywood celebrities who maintain homes in the Los Angeles area, where the sun is dazzling and the light is different, Veronique Vial shows some of the most Beautiful People taking a dip or dive into their swimming pools. Vial's book is deeply indebted to several great predecessor-books: Slim Aarons' "A Wonderful Time" and Kelly Klein's anthology, "Pools". Many of her images are also unmistakable homage-portraits to David Hockney's swimming-pool paintings. Aarons showed many images of the reclusive "Old Elite" relaxing by the pool. Their cumulative effect was such that the swimming pool became the concrete visual symbol of an affluence that was unprecedented in history and of American culture itself. David Hockney celebrated in his monumental paintings the inherent sensual and erotic possibilities of the pool. Kelly Klein devoted a whole volume to nothing but luxurious pools (there isn't a single person in most of the photographs). Veronique Vial populates her every image with people who are all clearly having a wonderful time in their luxurious pools. Vial is best-known for being the exclusive photographer of Le Cirque du Soleil, the innovative, cutting-edge circus company, for which she has done several collections. Many of the photographs in those books are "aerial", showing acrobatic stunts high up in the air. By contrast, "Hollywood Splash" plumbs the watery depths, and just as beautifully so. An absolute "must-have" title for Veronique Vial collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 261 color plates, including four pages of miniature photographs assembled as a coda. One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER VERONIQUE VIAL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1576871835. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Vial, Veronique : Hollywood Splash: Photographs By Veronique Vial. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, out-of-print books, livres illustrées, incunabula and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |