The Photography of the 20th Century has shown radical movement in history of the photography. If one was to ask what 20th Century Photography was all about the answer lies in the historical period in which the work was made. Gallery Lumiere, which specializes in commercial photography, will have an opening exhibition Masterpiece of Photography in 20th Century. This exhibition will be a significant retrospective of the works of artists who have changed the way we look at photography today. The exhibition will look at the relative historical periods of the photographs and relate them to the trends occurring at those moments in time.

Masterpiece of Photography in 20th Century brings high expectations, not only because of name of photographers involved, but because their history and aesthetic style will be covered in detail. For the first time, viewers will be allowed to see the works of these artists up-close and personal. The works of American photographers Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Helen Levitt, Arnold Newman, Danny Lyon, Ruth Orkin, Arthur Rothstein, Robert Mapplethorpe, Nicholas Nixon, Ray K. Metzker, Marry Ellen Mark, Dennis Stock, Jock Sturges will be shown as well as the works of French photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jacques-Henri Lartigue and Willy Ronis. German Photographer August Sander’s photographs will also be exhibited. Nicholas Nixon’s work in particular will be shown because his work was loved worldwide after World War II.

To understand the important aesthetic elements of photography in 20th Century we must step back and study the style conventions of each specific period of time. This exhibition will look at this specific historical time frames of these seminal works attempt to relate them to their relative artistic movements. The Masterpiece of Photography in 20th Century will study the fame, photographic style, history and each photographer’s personal outlook on the world. The work of August Sander and the other seventeen photographer’s reflect the politics, economy, social issues, and cultural events of their time.