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Adolphe Braun

No. 1063. Cascade inferieure de Barbarine.

Description

Maker

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)

Title

No. 1063. Cascade inferieure de Barbarine.

Year

ca. 1860

Medium

  • albumen print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • albumen print

Materials

albumen print

Dimensions

Mount: 8.4 x 17.6 cm (3 5/16 x 6 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

1993.036.16

Type

  • Photographs

Projects & Publications

Publications

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Image and Enterprise: The Photographs of Adolphe Braun

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Image and Enterprise
The Photographs of Adolphe Braun
Feb 04, 2000 – Apr 22, 2000

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The waterfalls of Switzerland and other countries proved an irresistible subject for a variety of images, including this one at a popular Swiss hiking site. Fleeting effects of the luminous mist produced by falling water could be captured beautifully through photography to create appealing images.

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Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)
No. 1063. Cascade inferieure de Barbarine., ca. 1860
albumen print
Mount: 8.4 x 17.6 cm (3 5/16 x 6 15/16 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 1993.036.16

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