Image

RISDM 2000-28.tif

Adolphe Braun

Saint Nicholas Portal of the St. Martin’s Church, Colmar

Description

Maker

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)

Title

Saint Nicholas Portal of the St. Martin’s Church, Colmar
from the Album de l’Alsace

Year

1859

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pigment

Supports

Dimensions

50.8 x 41.9 cm (20 x 16 1/2 inches) (irregular)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Christian Kempf

Object Number

2000.28

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Early Exposures
19th-Century Photography from the Collection
Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

After 1850, Adolphe Braun led a successful photographic firm that specialized in topographical views and reproductions of works of art. European scenic photography developed in relation to the commerce of mass tourism, encouraged by railroads, which exposed once-isolated regions and created a new class of travel consumer. Braun’s views of Alpine glaciers and Alsatian architecture both satisfied the demand for tourist souvenirs and provided a substitute for real travel. Prized for their precision and thus their seeming truthfulness, Braun’s conventional views functioned to some extent like today’s picture postcards.

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Tombstone

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)
Saint Nicholas Portal of the St. Martin’s Church, Colmar; from the Album de l’Alsace, 1859
Carbon print from glass negative
50.8 x 41.9 cm (20 x 16 1/2 inches) (irregular)
Gift of Christian Kempf 2000.28

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