Great classic names in photography such as Berenice Abbott, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, William Klein, Alfred Stieglitz, Elliot Erwitt, Horst P. Horst, André Kertész and Vivian Maier join some of the most significant Spanish photographers in the history of photography such as Francesc Catalá-Roca, Alberto García-Alix, Cristina García Rodero, Chema Madoz, Ramón Masats, Pablo Genovés, Nicolás Müller, Paco Gómez, Francisco Ontańón, Carlos Saura, Oriol Maspons, César Lucas, Ouka Leele or José Manuel Ballester, in order to make up the Julián Castilla Collection.
This collection is one of the most important private collections in Spain, characterised by its decisive distancing from any kind of elitism and its clear vocation to become a cultural asset. The publication is accompanied by essays by art critic José Manuel Bonet and historian Publio López Mondéjar that contextualise the dissemination purpose of private collectors in Spain and offer a historical overview of the evolution of photography as an artistic discipline.
An exquisite volume that brings together nearly a hundred of the best photographs in history.
