Nouvelle Vague: French Photography from the 1950s and 1960s

Peter Fetterman Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, Nouvelle Vague, a compelling survey of French photography drawn from some of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.

Featuring iconic works by Edouard Boubat, Raymond Cauchetier Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Robert Doisneau, Willy Ronis, Sabine Weiss, and others, Nouvelle Vague honors the enduring legacy of a movement that reshaped visual culture in the aftermath of World War II.

Exhibition Dates: SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 - JANUARY 3, 2026

Location: Peter Fetterman Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, Gallery A1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Contact: info@peterfetterman.com / 310-453-6463

  • Raymond Cauchetier, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg off-set on the Champs Elysees "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg off-set on the Champs Elysees "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 33 x 33 inches; Image 31 x 31 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Belmondo & Seberg Kiss In Front of a Kiosk - Champs Elysees, 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Belmondo & Seberg Kiss In Front of a Kiosk - Champs Elysees, 1959
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 20"x16"
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Kissing rue XAVIER PRIVAS - QUAI SAINT MICHEL, 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Kissing rue XAVIER PRIVAS - QUAI SAINT MICHEL, 1959
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 16 x 12 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, "Technical Counselor" Jean Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    "Technical Counselor" Jean Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 12 x 16 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Seberg and Belmondo, On Bed Kissing, 1959 (Printed 2020)
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Seberg and Belmondo, On Bed Kissing, 1959 (Printed 2020)
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Image - 14"x14.5" , Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Jean Seberg on the Boulevard Saint-Germain, "À Bout de Souffle", 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Jean Seberg on the Boulevard Saint-Germain, "À Bout de Souffle", 1959
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 16 x 12 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Jean Seberg, Leaving a Café on the Champs Elysees to join the team shooting "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Jean Seberg, Leaving a Café on the Champs Elysees to join the team shooting "À Bout De Souffle", 1959
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 16 x 20 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, A Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    A Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 12 x 16 inches; Image: 9-7/8 x 9-3/4 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, A Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959
    Raymond Cauchetier
    A Bout de Souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1959
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 12 x 16 inches
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Seberg Profile by Picasso Painting, 1959 (Printed 2020)
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Seberg Profile by Picasso Painting, 1959 (Printed 2020)
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Image - 14"x15" , Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Tirez sur le Pianiste, 1960 (Printed 2020)
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Tirez sur le Pianiste, 1960 (Printed 2020)
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Image - 14"x18" , Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Jules et Jim, course Charenton- le-pont, 1961 (Printed 2020)
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Jules et Jim, course Charenton- le-pont, 1961 (Printed 2020)
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Image - 13.5"x18" , Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Raymond Cauchetier, Jules et Jim, Oskar Werner et Henri Serre ( Boxeurs), 1961 (Printed 2020)
    Raymond Cauchetier
    Jules et Jim, Oskar Werner et Henri Serre ( Boxeurs), 1961 (Printed 2020)
    Silver Gelatin Print
    Image - 14"x14.5" , Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Lillian Bassman, Across the Restaurant at Le Grand Vefour, Barbara Mullen, Harper's Bazaar, Paris [Dress by Jacques Fath], 1949
    Lillian Bassman
    Across the Restaurant at Le Grand Vefour, Barbara Mullen, Harper's Bazaar, Paris [Dress by Jacques Fath], 1949
    Platinum/palladium print
    22x30 inches. Signed & numbered in pencil on verso
    Edition 11 of 15, with Plate 20
  • Lillian Bassman, Coat by Christian Dior, Barbara Mullen, Paris, c. 1949
    Lillian Bassman
    Coat by Christian Dior, Barbara Mullen, Paris, c. 1949
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 24 inches
    Edition 4 of 25
  • Lillian Bassman, Paris Gala Night: Barbara Mullen in a Dress by Patou, Paris. Harper's Bazaar, 1949
    Lillian Bassman
    Paris Gala Night: Barbara Mullen in a Dress by Patou, Paris. Harper's Bazaar, 1949
    Gelatin silver print
    24 x 20 inches; Signed & numbered in pencil on verso
    Edition 9 of 25
  • Dorothy Bohm, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1953
    Dorothy Bohm
    Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1953
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 15" x 18 1/2", Paper 16" x 20", Matted 20" x 24"
    Edition 1 of 10
  • Edouard Boubat, Deux Fillettes à Maubert, Paris, 1952
    Edouard Boubat
    Deux Fillettes à Maubert, Paris, 1952
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 13-1/2" x 9", Paper 16" x 12", Matted 20" x 16"
  • Edouard Boubat, La mariée, église Saint Roch, Paris, 1952/Printed later
    Edouard Boubat
    La mariée, église Saint Roch, Paris, 1952/Printed later
    Gelatin silver print
    12 x 16 inches
  • Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris [Quais], 1958
    Henri Cartier-Bresson
    Paris [Quais], 1958
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 16" x 12", Mat: 20" x 16"
  • Henri Cartier-Bresson, View from Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1955
    Henri Cartier-Bresson
    View from Notre Dame, Paris, France, 1955
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 20 x 16 inches; Image 17 1/2 x 12 inches
  • Jean Philippe Charbonnier (France, b. 1921-2004), "Bettina" ed.# 19/50, 1953
    Jean Philippe Charbonnier (France, b. 1921-2004)
    "Bettina" ed.# 19/50, 1953
    Gelatin Silver Print. Signed on verso in pencil
    16 x 20 inches
  • Georges Dambier, Sophie Litvak arret de Bus, Paris, 1952/Printed Later
    Georges Dambier
    Sophie Litvak arret de Bus, Paris, 1952/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 17 1/2"x13 1/2", Paper 20"x16", Matted 24"x20"
    Edition 10 of 25
  • Georges Dambier, Sophie Litvak Avenue Messine, Paris, 1953
    Georges Dambier
    Sophie Litvak Avenue Messine, Paris, 1953
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 17 1/2"x13 1/2", Paper 20"x16", Matted 24"x20"
    Edition 8 of 25
  • Georges Dambier, Suzy Parker, Etole Leopard, Elle, Paris, September 8, 1952/Printed Later
    Georges Dambier
    Suzy Parker, Etole Leopard, Elle, Paris, September 8, 1952/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
    Edition 11 of 25
  • Robert Doisneau, La fuite des mariés, 1951
    Robert Doisneau
    La fuite des mariés, 1951
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Robert Doisneau, La Stricte Intimité [In the Strictest Intimacy], Rue Marcelin Berthelot, Montrouge, 1945
    Robert Doisneau
    La Stricte Intimité [In the Strictest Intimacy], Rue Marcelin Berthelot, Montrouge, 1945
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 11 inches
  • Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser Blotto, 1950/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Le Baiser Blotto, 1950/Printed Later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Image: 14-1/8" x 11-3/4", Paper: 20" x 16", Mat 24" x 20"
  • Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser de l'Opéra, 1950/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Le Baiser de l'Opéra, 1950/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 11" x 9-1/2", Paper 16" x 12", Matted 20" x 16"
  • Robert Doisneau, Le Manege De Mr. Barre, 1955/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Le Manege De Mr. Barre, 1955/Printed Later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper Size: 16 x 12 inches; Image Size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2
  • Robert Doisneau, Les Chiens de La Chapelle, 1953
    Robert Doisneau
    Les Chiens de La Chapelle, 1953
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 16 x 12", Mat: 20 x 16"
  • Robert Doisneau, Les Pains De Picasso, 1952/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Les Pains De Picasso, 1952/Printed Later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 16" x 12", Matted 20" x 16"
  • Robert Doisneau, Photographie Aérienne, 1950/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Photographie Aérienne, 1950/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    Image 11" x 9-1/2", Paper 16" x 12", Matted 20" x 16"
  • Herman Leonard, Duke Ellington, Paris, 1960
    Herman Leonard
    Duke Ellington, Paris, 1960
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 11 inches
  • Janine Niepce, L' Elegante et les Colonnes Morris, Paris, 1950/Printed Later
    Janine Niepce
    L' Elegante et les Colonnes Morris, Paris, 1950/Printed Later
    Silver gelatin print
    Paper: 20" x 16", Mat: 24" x 20:
  • Marc Riboud, Painter of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1953
    Marc Riboud
    Painter of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 1953
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 24" x 20", Matted: 30" x 24"
  • Marc Riboud, Yves Saint-Laurent, Paris, 1964
    Marc Riboud
    Yves Saint-Laurent, Paris, 1964
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches; Image 28 x 18 1/2 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Carrefour rue Vilin/rue Piat, Belleville, 1959/Printed later
    Willy Ronis
    Carrefour rue Vilin/rue Piat, Belleville, 1959/Printed later
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Juillet a Menilmon, Paris, 1947/Printed later
    Willy Ronis
    Juillet a Menilmon, Paris, 1947/Printed later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    20 x 16 inches/Frame size 24 x 20 inches
  • Willy Ronis, L'Etang de Villebon, 1957
    Willy Ronis
    L'Etang de Villebon, 1957
    Gelatin Silver Print
    11 x 14 inches/Frame size 16 x 20 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Le Vigneron Girondin, 1945
    Willy Ronis
    Le Vigneron Girondin, 1945
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper Dimensions:
    20 x 16inches
    Image Dimensions:
    16 1/8 x 12 3/4inches
    25 x 21inches
  • Willy Ronis, Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957/Printed Later
    Willy Ronis
    Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957/Printed Later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper: 12 x 16 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Quai Malaquais, Paris, 1953, printed later
    Willy Ronis
    Quai Malaquais, Paris, 1953, printed later
    Gelatin silver print
    Mat 24 x 20 inches; Paper 20 x 16 inches; Image 17 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Rue Rambuteau, Paris, 1946
    Willy Ronis
    Rue Rambuteau, Paris, 1946
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Walking, Mode Paris, 1948
    Willy Ronis
    Walking, Mode Paris, 1948
    Gelatin Silver Print
    16 x 20 inches; Frame 21 x 25 inches
  • Louis Stettner, "Crossing the Seine" Mother and Child, Paris, 1950
    Louis Stettner
    "Crossing the Seine" Mother and Child, Paris, 1950
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches. Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso. Embossed stamp on recto.
  • Louis Stettner, Aubervilliers, 1949/Printed Later
    Louis Stettner
    Aubervilliers, 1949/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Louis Stettner, La Pause, Restaurant Clauzel, Paris, c. 1950/Printed Later
    Louis Stettner
    La Pause, Restaurant Clauzel, Paris, c. 1950/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Sabine Weiss, La 2CV, Paris, 1957 (Printed Later)
    Sabine Weiss
    La 2CV, Paris, 1957 (Printed Later)
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Image - 14.25"x17.5", Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Sabine Weiss, La sortie de metro, Paris, 1955 (Printed Later)
    Sabine Weiss
    La sortie de metro, Paris, 1955 (Printed Later)
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Image - 17 3/4" x 13 1/2", Paper - 20" x 16", Matted - 24" x 20"
  • Sabine Weiss, La sortie de metro, Paris, 1955, printed later
    Sabine Weiss
    La sortie de metro, Paris, 1955, printed later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 20 x 16 inches; Image 17 1/2 12 1/4 inches; Frame 21 x 25 inches
  • Sabine Weiss, Mode pour Vogue, Paris, 1955 (printed later)
    Sabine Weiss
    Mode pour Vogue, Paris, 1955 (printed later)
    Archival Pigment Print
    Paper 16x20, Matted 20x24
  • Sabine Weiss, Paris, 1950, printed later
    Sabine Weiss
    Paris, 1950, printed later
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper 20 x 16 inches; Image 17 7/8 x 13 5/8 inches
  • Sabine Weiss, Yves Sain Laurent, Premiere Dior Collection, Paris, 1958 (Printed 2020)
    Sabine Weiss
    Yves Sain Laurent, Premiere Dior Collection, Paris, 1958 (Printed 2020)
    Archival Pigment Print
    Image - 14"x17.5", Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Willy Ronis, Rue Muller à Montmartre, Paris, 1934
    Willy Ronis
    Rue Muller à Montmartre, Paris, 1934
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 11 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Carrefour Sevres Babylone, Paris, 1948
    Willy Ronis
    Carrefour Sevres Babylone, Paris, 1948
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches/Frame size 24 x 20 inches
  • Willy Ronis, La Péniche aux Enfants, Paris, 1950
    Willy Ronis
    La Péniche aux Enfants, Paris, 1950
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 11 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Bouliste à Aubagne, 1947
    Willy Ronis
    Bouliste à Aubagne, 1947
    Gelatin silver print
    16 x 20 inches/Frame size 20 x 24 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Café Le Bidule, 1957
    Willy Ronis
    Café Le Bidule, 1957
    Gelatin silver print
    16 x 20 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Pluie, Place Vendome, Paris, 1947
    Willy Ronis
    Pluie, Place Vendome, Paris, 1947
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950
    Willy Ronis
    Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 16 inches; Frame 21 x 25 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Ménilmontant [Devant Chez Mestre], 1947, printed later
    Willy Ronis
    Ménilmontant [Devant Chez Mestre], 1947, printed later
    Gelatin silver print
    Mat 20 x 16 inches; Paper 16 x 12 inches; Image 13 x 11 inches
  • Sabine Weiss, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 1956 (Printed Later)
    Sabine Weiss
    Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 1956 (Printed Later)
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Image - 11"x16.5", Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Georges Dambier, Marie helene et Le Poisson Rouge, 1957
    Georges Dambier
    Marie helene et Le Poisson Rouge, 1957
    Gelatin Silver Print
    20 x 24 inches
    Edition 2 of 5
  • Robert Doisneau, Voiture de Quatre-Saisons: Les Fleurs de la Place du Marche Saint-Honore [Le Gosse aux Baguettes], 1946/Printed Later
    Robert Doisneau
    Voiture de Quatre-Saisons: Les Fleurs de la Place du Marche Saint-Honore [Le Gosse aux Baguettes], 1946/Printed Later
    Gelatin silver print
    16 x 12 inches
  • Sabine Weiss, Restaurant Coquet, Paris, 1953 (Printed Later)
    Sabine Weiss
    Restaurant Coquet, Paris, 1953 (Printed Later)
    Gelatin Silver Print
    Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24"
  • Louis Stettner, The Family ("Manege") 14th Arrondissement, Paris, c. 1950-51
    Louis Stettner
    The Family ("Manege") 14th Arrondissement, Paris, c. 1950-51
    Gelatin Silver Print
    16x20 inches
  • Robert Doisneau, Jacques Tati, Paris, 1949
    Robert Doisneau
    Jacques Tati, Paris, 1949
    Gelatin silver print
    Image - 11 3/8" x 9 3/8", Paper - 16" x 12", Matted - 20" x 16"
  • Willy Ronis, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954
    Willy Ronis
    Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954
    Gelatin silver print
    11 x 14 inches
  • Willy Ronis, Deena de Dos, Sceaux, Paris, 1955
    Willy Ronis
    Deena de Dos, Sceaux, Paris, 1955
    Gelatin silver print
    Paper: 16" x 12"
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