Simple Pleasures: The Wheels Go Round and Round

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.” – John F. Kennedy

Patrick Demarchelier, Dior Haute Couture, Spring-Summer 1947
Patrick Demarchelier, Dior Haute Couture, Spring-Summer 1947, 2011, Selenium Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph
William Witt, Children at Play, Washington Sq. Park, N.Y. City
William Witt, Children at Play, Washington Sq. Park, N.Y. City, 1948, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Bill Brandt, Coal Searcher Going Home To Jarrow
Bill Brandt, Coal Searcher Going Home To Jarrow, 1937, Silver Gelatin Photograph
David Yarrow, The Leader of the Pack
David Yarrow, The Leader of the Pack, 2019, Archival Pigment Photograph
Edouard Boubat, Passerelle, Paris
Edouard Boubat, Passerelle, Paris, 1952, Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Police Round-up, Paris
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Police Round-up, Paris, 1931, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Melvin Sokolsky, Bicycle Street
Melvin Sokolsky, Bicycle Street, 1963, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum
Roger Mayne, Two Boys, Portland Road, North Kensington, London
Roger Mayne, Two Boys, Portland Road, North Kensington, London, 1957, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Sabine Weiss, Velo Nuit Naples (Bicycle At Night In Naples)
Sabine Weiss, Velo Nuit Naples (Bicycle At Night In Naples), 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Elliott Erwitt, Provence, France
Elliott Erwitt, Provence, France, 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Bobsled race - Zissou and Madeleine Thibault in the bobsled. Mme. Folletête, Tatane & Maman Rouzat
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Bobsled race – Zissou and Madeleine Thibault in the bobsled. Mme. Folletête, Tatane & Maman Rouzat, 1911, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.