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Charles Nègre — Kneeling Mason
Charles Nègre

Kneeling Mason

1854

A remarkable early example of occupational photography, demonstrating Nègre's pioneering work in documenting laborers and craftsmen through the photogravure process.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854–1857

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Charles Nègre, Kneeling Mason, 1854

A remarkable early example of occupational photography, demonstrating Nègre's pioneering work in documenting laborers and craftsmen through the photogravure process.

Medium
Photogravure, from the portfolio Charles Negre: Treize Heliogravures, 1854–1857
Year
1854
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Figure, Documentary, Worker, Labor, Portrait, Photogravure, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art