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Auguste Belloc — Academic Nude, Reclining on a Sofa

Auguste Belloc

Academic Nude, Reclining on a Sofa

1855

Among the earliest artistic nude photographs, this work demonstrates photography's emergence as a fine art medium through its painterly composition and soft tonal qualities.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative

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Auguste Belloc, Academic Nude, Reclining on a Sofa, 1855

Among the earliest artistic nude photographs, this work demonstrates photography's emergence as a fine art medium through its painterly composition and soft tonal qualities.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

French, Academic Art, Figure Study, Nude Photography, Reclining Figure, Victorian Era, Wet Collodion Process, Salted Paper Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art