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Adolphe Braun — Young Alsacienne Woman
Adolphe Braun

Young Alsacienne Woman

1871

Combining portraiture with ethnographic documentation, this carbon print reflects 19th-century European fascination with regional dress and customs, rendered with the process's rich, permanent tones.

Medium
carbon print on a ruled mount

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Adolphe Braun, Young Alsacienne Woman, 1871

Combining portraiture with ethnographic documentation, this carbon print reflects 19th-century European fascination with regional dress and customs, rendered with the process's rich, permanent tones.

Medium
carbon print on a ruled mount
Year
1871
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Documentary, Photograph, Portrait, Carbon Print, Woman, Alsatian, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago