Henriette Grindat

She was a major female contributor to artistic photography, taking a Surrealist approach inspired by the literary trends of the post-war years.

The following year she moved to Paris where she worked for international journals and French publishing houses including Bordas, Arthaud and Le Seuil.

Inspired by the Surrealist poet Lautréamont, she exhibited at La Hune in Paris, attracting the attention of André Breton, Man Ray, René Char and Albert Camus.

In the 1960s, she completed photographic projects in the United States, Spain, Austria, Iceland, Czechoslovakia and Italy, where she was particularly taken by Venice.

Influenced by Camus, she took a keen interest in photographing towns and landscapes next to the sea, fascinated by the effects of light and water.