Francois Halard: The Last Pictures

Francois Halard is a photographer who has captured the world's most cherished spaces for four decades. The Last Pictures is the final of his three-volume magnum opus, featuring personal and intimate images of spaces from Michelangelo Antonioni's and Monica Vitti's modernist hideaway to Cy Twombly's family retreat.

Format: Hardback
Length: 494 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

For over four decades, Francois Halard has enjoyed a privileged vantage point, observing the world of art, interior design, and culture. As the preferred photographer for Vogue and World of Interiors, he has captured numerous cherished spaces worldwide. These remarkable spaces have been documented in the first two volumes of his Rizzoli series. The Last Pictures, the concluding installment of his three-volume magnum opus, showcases Halard's most personal and intimate images to date.

From the modernist sanctuary of film director Michelangelo Antonioni and actress Monica Vitti in Sardenia to the painter Cy Twombly's family retreat on the Italian coast, from Isamu Noguchi's private studio in Japan to Luis Barragan's lost masterpiece in Mexico, these photographs offer a glimpse into Halard's most intimate moments.

Beyond mere documentation, these images transcend the physical realm, revealing the essence of the spaces they capture. As a passionate art lover and collector, Halard's photographs are a testament to his exceptional visual imagination. Spanning interior portraiture, authentication, and a cultural x-ray vision, the photographs collected here showcase a unique and personal perspective.

Through his lens, Halard invites us to explore the world of art and design from a deeper, more introspective perspective, inviting us to see beyond the surface and into the soul of the spaces he photographs.

Weight: 2206g
Dimension: 251 x 332 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873845