The Face of Love by Sannes, Sanne - 1972

E-108: A. S. Barnes. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. A. S. Barnes. 1972. 23 pages. Illustrated with 200 excellent b&w photographs portraying human sexual love. Essays by Jim Hughes and Louwrien Wijers. Text in English. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear with some rubbing present to the DJ especially around the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. The Dutch photographer Sanne Sannes (Groningen, 1937-1967) is known for his black and white photographs which often contains big film grains. He experimented with fast shutter speeds and his work is full of erotic and mystery. Sanne Sannes was the "agent provocateur" of the Dutch. Sannes was tragically killed in a car accident just days after he turned 30, but in his short life he created one of the most impressive photographic oeuvres of the 20th century. Photography scene in the 1960s. His grainy, black and white, intimate and erotic portraits of women, who he photographed in intense and ecstatic sessions, went against all the traditional rules of photography. Sannes was not afraid to experiment with photographic techniques and styles; everything was allowed in order to achieve the required result. E-108; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 23 pages .