![]() He continued to paint in the apartment every day, and we see his tools and artwork. Leiter, whose heroes were artists like Degas, Vuillard, and Bonnard, came to New York in 1946 to be a painter. We see the physical spaces with their peeling paint, expansive windows, and a lifetime of memories. Izu uses the magnificent clutter in which he lived to explore his life history. The result is Saul Leiter: In Stillness, an intimate portrait of the artist through what he left behind. ![]() The conversation was full of humor, laughter, and inspiration.” Then, shortly after Leiter died in 2013 at the age of 89, Izu was given permission to photograph his apartments. We talked about art projects, current affairs, old Japanese woodblock prints, and cats. She recalls her first visit to his home as “a magical experience. Izu, a New York-based fine art photographer known for her quiet, meditative imagery, met Leiter many years ago. ![]() The apartments in a building on East 10 th Street in New York City that were his home and studio for 60 years are a warm reflection of the artist and his work. As Yumiko Izu discovered, Leiter not only shot such images, he did indeed live in them. Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a Saul Leiter photograph? The soothing atmosphere, the soft, light and, most of all, the gentle painterly color palette of a pioneer in color street photography. ![]()
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