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| Artist / Maker | Eugène Cuvelier |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1858 |
| Culture / Origin | French |
| Medium | albumen silver print |
| Department | Photograph |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
Eugène Cuvelier French, 1837 - 1900 A painter and photographer in Arras, Eugène Cuvelier focused on the natural landscape of Fontainebleau and its environs. His father, Adalbert, who also painted and photographed, taught Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot the process of cliché-verre, an early printmaking process based on sensitivity to light. The works of the father and son are often difficult to distinguish. Eugène expanded the link between photography and painting, producing a substantial series of calotypes of natural subjects in the style… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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