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Céline Laguarde
Gracieuse Céline Laguarde de Camoux (known as Céline Laguarde), (2 November 1873 – 20 May 1961), was a French photographer and a member of the Pictorialism, Pictorialist movement, a movement of creating photographs as an art work rather than as a simple image of record. Early life Gracieuse Céline Laguarde de Camoux, known as Céline Laguarde, was born in Biarritz on 2 November 1873, the daughter of a Biarritz landowner, she remained very close to her native Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country. Laguarde lived in Paris from 1880 to 1890, before moving to Aix-en-Provence. She was part of Aix-en-Provence society and held salons there, organising and taking part in musical and literary events. In an article ''Chronique aixoise'' in the Marseilles publication ''La Vedette'', published on 19 March 1898, she wrote ‘We applauded successively and no less warmly ''La Marche à l'étoile'' and ''L'Enfant prodigue'' from Frazerolle's score; the charming organ of Mlle Lag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biarritz
Biarritz ( , , , ; also spelled ; ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. It is a luxurious seaside tourist destination known for the Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie ), its seafront casinos, and its surfing culture. Geography Biarritz is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is part of the arrondissement of Bayonne, adjacent to Bayonne and Anglet and from the border with Spain. The city is also in the traditional province of Labourd in the French Basque Country. Climate Biarritz has a temperate oceanic climate, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification. It is one of the wettest cities in Metropolitan France. Etymology In Basque, its name is Biarritz or Miarritze. Its current Gascon name is Biàrrits. The name for an inhabitant of the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
