Lartigue (1894-1986) was given his first camera in 1902 and soon began to fill album after album with photographs of family and friends.

Jacques-Henri Lartigue is a central figure of importance in the history of photography. Lartigue's works was little-known until the 1960s, which gave him a unique freedom to create images for himself alone, unfettered by the criticism of others.

Taken between 1913 and 1939, Jacques-Henri Lartigue's photographs of winter are characterized by their surprising modernity, spontaneity, and singular vision.