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Stunning Photos depicting the Spirit of Early 20th Century Athletics

Jacques Henri Lartigue was a keen sportsman intrigued by sport’s rise as a popular pastime for the middle classes in the early twentieth century. Lartigue’s unposed and candid images capture both the delightful exuberance of amateur sports––racing, skiing, tennis, gymnastics, and hang gliding––and the unique character of their success the first half of the twentieth century.

Lartigue is a master at capturing the dynamism of the human body at play––the strange shapes it can contort into and the movements that can articulate everything from easy nonchalance to fierce concentration.

Jacques Henri Lartigue was a French photographer and painter best known for his portraits of France’s middle and upper classes at leisure. Since the age of seven, Lartigue, who had been a photographer, rose to prominence for his photo albums, which provide a detailed chronicle of the twentieth century in France and abroad, as well as his official portraits.

#1 My nanny Dudu, 40, on rue Cortambert in Paris, 1904.

My nanny Dudu, 40, on rue Cortambert in Paris, 1904.

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#2 Oléo, Rouzat, August 1908.

Oléo, Rouzat, August 1908.

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#3 The ZYX24 takes off while Piroux, Zissou, Georges, Louis, Dédé and Robert make there attempt as well in Rouzat, September 1910.

The ZYX24 takes off while Piroux, Zissou, Georges, Louis, Dédé and Robert make there attempt as well in Rouzat, September 1910.

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#4 Robert, the lightest, is chosen to test-fly the “Pic no. 3” in Rouzat, September 1910.

Robert, the lightest, is chosen to test-fly the “Pic no. 3” in Rouzat, September 1910.

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#5 My cousin Dédé in Rouzat, 1911.

My cousin Dédé in Rouzat, 1911.

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#6 Zissou leans against the wind from Amerigo’s propeller in Buc, Nov. 9, 1911.

Zissou leans against the wind from Amerigo’s propeller in Buc, Nov. 9, 1911.

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#7 Grand Prix de L’Automobile Club de France, 1912.

Grand Prix de L’Automobile Club de France, 1912.

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#8 The great racer Nazzaro signals to Wagner to accelerate, Grand Prix de l’A.C.F., June 26, 1912.

The great racer Nazzaro signals to Wagner to accelerate, Grand Prix de l’A.C.F., June 26, 1912.

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#9 My cousin Simone Roussel in Marly Forest, 1913.

My cousin Simone Roussel in Marly Forest, 1913.

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#10 My cousin Simone and Golo in Marly Forest, March 1913.

My cousin Simone and Golo in Marly Forest, March 1913.

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#11 Charly, Rico and Sim in Rouzat, September 1913.

Charly, Rico and Sim in Rouzat, September 1913.

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#12 Training of Suzanne Lenglen, Nice, November 1915.

Training of Suzanne Lenglen, Nice, November 1915.

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#13 Malvina in Chamonix, January 1918.

Malvina in Chamonix, January 1918.

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#14 Bibi and Lolo in Paris, 1921.

Bibi and Lolo in Paris, 1921.

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#15 Cannes, May 1927.

Cannes, May 1927.

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#16 Cannes, May 1927.

Cannes, May 1927.

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#17 Dawn in Hyères, September 1929.

Dawn in Hyères, September 1929.

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#18 Coco at l’Altana, the Weisswellers’ estate in Antibes, March 1936.

Coco at l’Altana, the Weisswellers’ estate in Antibes, March 1936.

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#19 Deauville, June 1938.

Deauville, June 1938.

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#20 World ski-jumping championships in Juan-les-Pins, September 1938.

World ski-jumping championships in Juan-les-Pins, September 1938.

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