'Vive La France' Paris Print Sale

Peter Turnley, Paris, 1991

Peter Turnley, Paris, 2013

I'm very pleased to announce the TOP print sale for the Fall season this year. Peter Turnley and TOP are making available Peter's two most popular Paris prints at what he has long considered full size, on 16x20 inch paper.

Here's the link to the sale page. [UPDATE: Orders are now closed. Thanks for your interest!]

These are fiber-base silver-gelatin prints signed by the photographer. The price is $450 for one print and $375 for a second one.

This is far lower than the "everyday" price for these prints, and the lowest price that either print has ever been available for. Plus, everyone who orders two prints in any combination will receive a free, signed copy of Peter's beautiful slipcased hardcover book Cuba: A Grace of Spirit.

Because the pictures are of Paris, a portion of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to the French Red Cross for the victims of the Paris attacks and their families.

Like most of our sales, this one is time-limited rather than number-limited. We take orders for five days only, until this Friday, and then close the orders for fulfillment. All orders will be shipped to arrive in time for Christmas.

These are among the best-loved photographs of all the fine print sales we've been running since 2006, and I frequently get requests for us to offer them again. We've offered Paris, 1991 (which we refer to as "Rooftops") twice before, and it is perhaps the number one most popular print we've ever offered: not surprising, since, as a poster, it's one of the best-loved (and best-selling) pictures of Paris ever taken. (It's impossible to know, but it has to be in the top ten.) Of course it looks its best as an original print, and this is the first time we've offered an original print at this larger size. The newer Paris, 2013 ("Umbrellas") is the cover of Peter's book French Kiss: A Love Letter to Paris. Although it looks great smaller, it really comes into its own at this scale.

The pictures are a nice mix of old and new. The older "Rooftops" was taken on film with a Nikon; "Umbrellas" is a more recent picture taken with a Leica M Monochrom. Both are traditional silver prints on 16x20-inch fiber-base paper.

With every sale we do, we hear from more than a few buyers who tell us that the print they bought is the very first time they've ever bought an original photograph, or, in some cases, the very first time they've ever bought original art of any kind. I'm proud of that. Art collecting isn't just for millionaires—it's something almost everyone can (and, if you ask me, should!) enjoy. These two are classic fine prints that seem to embody so much about what people like about photography. I hear from past purchasers all the time that their beautiful prints elicit compliments and admiration on home and office walls, from loved ones, friends, visitors, neighbors, or business associates who see them. I think you’ll love these larger variants.

Please check out the link! And if you already own prints of these photographs, I'd love to hear from you.

My thanks again to Peter, and I hope you like these.

Mike

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[Michel]

I think I will leave this page open for someone to discover...

Michel

[Thomas Paris]

Paris, 1991 is one of the prints I've ordered on a previous print sale of yours and it really is beautiful. I'd love to be able to order the bigger version and Paris, 2013 must be stunning too but, alas, I'll have to pass on this one :(

[-et-]

Hi Mike,

One comment and one question.

Comment: Your caption for the first photo says "Paris 1981", not "Paris 1991".

Question: Does the lower price for the "second print" apply to a purchase of a single copy of both images, or only to a two prints of the same image?

Yes, I do pick nits all the time. :-)

- Tom -

[Hi Tom, thanks for the good catch--fixed now--and, yes, "two prints" means any combination of two. You can see this in the dropdown menu on the order page. --Mike]

[Bruce Rubenstein]

Last year I came into some extra money and bought these two prints from Peter, along with a third (dancers with Eiffel Tower in background), and yes, they were my first purchase of original photographs. An excellent start to being a patron of the arts.

[Michael]

I'm glad I had set aside some money for my Christmas present. I look forward to having both of these prints. While I don't buy during every print sale, these really caught my eye. Thanks to Peter and Michael!

[Barry Burris]

I returned home late on the Friday of the attacks in Paris. Watched a bit of the news then turned it off. Usually when I get some quite time I listen to music and look at one the many photography books I have in my collection. That night I left the music off and spent about an hour looking through FRENCH KISS. Trying to give each image as much time as it deserves. My highest possible recommendation. It is a book you will return too many times.

[-et-]

I have a question to clarify one thing that has two possible interpretations - at least in my reading.

When you say, " The price is $450 for one print and $375 for a second one", does this apply only to two prints of the same image, or does it include the purchase of a single print of both images? I assume the latter, but I learned long ago to ask a question if not certain.

- Tom -

[Ari]

I purchased "Rooftops" and "Heels" from TOP's first Turnley print offer in 2010, so I won't be participating this time around (although the new "Umbrellas" print looks gorgeous).
I hope this sale does very well, and I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with these prints!

[Jessica Mironov]

I love these prints! Wish my budget were just a little bigger; I know exactly who would get one for Christmas.