{"product_id":"francis-naves-a-propos-des-piscines-galerie-stadler-paris-1973","title":"Francis Naves — À propos des piscines…, Galerie Stadler, Paris, 1973","description":"\u003cp\u003e14 × 21 cm. Offset lithograph on card. Good vintage condition with age toning, light handling wear, original postal markings, typed address, and manuscript annotations consistent with use and mailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal exhibition invitation issued by Galerie Stadler for Francis Naves, \u003cem\u003eÀ propos des piscines…\u003c\/em\u003e, 14 juin – 11 juillet 1973. Vernissage: le jeudi 14 juin, 18–21 h. Galerie Stadler \/ Rodolphe Stadler, 51 rue de Seine, Paris 75006, tél. 326 91-10.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example was mailed prior to the opening and retains its postal franking dated 5 June 1973, typed address to Monsieur Jean-Jacques Lévêque, 217 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, and manuscript annotations. These additions belong to the object’s first function: distribution. The invitation records its own passage before becoming collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front reproduces one of the exhibition’s central images: a solitary figure in a dark jacket seated on the edge of an empty tiled swimming pool, looking away from the camera. The title refers to swimming pools; the image withholds explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the early 1970s, Galerie Stadler occupied a central position within the Parisian avant-garde, presenting artists whose work moved between conceptual photography, narrative image-making, and post-surrealist propositions. Naves belongs to this moment. His photographs describe situations that appear ordinary yet remain unresolved, exchanging narrative for suspended observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe invitation compresses several systems into a single printed support: exhibition, reproduction, postal service, and archive. The exhibition no longer exists. The circulation that announced it survives as paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRare. Examples are seldom encountered on the market, particularly in circulated condition with complete postal evidence intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShipping and handling included in the listed price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galerie Stadler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53804611141970,"sku":"NAVES-STADLER-INV-1973","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/5636\/1554\/files\/Naves_Frances._Show_invite_Naves_a_propos_des_piscines_translation_regarding_swimming_pools_._1973.jpg?v=1781971710","url":"https:\/\/thenewrare.com\/products\/francis-naves-a-propos-des-piscines-galerie-stadler-paris-1973","provider":"The New Rare","version":"1.0","type":"link"}