19th-Century French Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada
from the National Gallery of Canada
- Publisher
- National Gallery of Canada
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2010
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888848734
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $49
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Description
The range of photographic vision in the National Gallery’s collection of 19th Century French photographs is vast. The collection extends from topographical photographers who made little pretense to art but, because of the sensitivity and skill produced work that transcends the original purpose, to those who considered themselves as artists and the photographs they produced as art. With over 200 illustrations, this abundantly illustrated publication features an original essay on the development of photography in 19th Century France as well as sixty-six individual presentations. Among the dozens of photographers discussed are Eugène Atget, Edouard Baldus, Maxime Du Camp, Gustave Le Gray, Charles Nègre, and Auguste Salzmann. James Borcoman is the Curator Emeritus of Photographs for the National Gallery and the author of several books including monographs on Eugène Atget and Yousuf Karsh.