French photographer and painter. His father was a wealthy financier and
amateur photographer who gave Jacques-Henri a camera when he was a
little boy. His photographs show great liveliness, as he was one of the
first to capture movement via stills; he took pictures of people
playing tennis, riding in carriages, and the like. Lartigue is best
known for his photos of automobiles. In the 1920s, he turned his
attention to painting, and his photographs were forgotten until the
Museum of Modern Art launched an exhibition in 1963, and Lartigue
became famous for them.