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Henri Le Secq — Behind the Troglodyte Farm
Henri Le Secq

Behind the Troglodyte Farm

1853

Part of Le Secq's groundbreaking documentation of rural French architecture, the photograph reveals his ability to find drama in vernacular buildings using the newly refined waxed paper negative process.

Medium
salted paper print from waxed paper negative

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Henri Le Secq, Behind the Troglodyte Farm, 1853

Part of Le Secq's groundbreaking documentation of rural French architecture, the photograph reveals his ability to find drama in vernacular buildings using the newly refined waxed paper negative process.

Medium
salted paper print from waxed paper negative
Year
1853
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Naturalistic, Monochrome, French, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, Rural, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago