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Frank Chauvassaignes — Artist (or Assistant) with Pipe

Frank Chauvassaignes

Artist (or Assistant) with Pipe

1853

Among the earliest examples of French photography, the salt print demonstrates Chauvassaignes' experimentation with the new medium's potential for artistic expression.

Medium
salt print from wet collodion negative

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Frank Chauvassaignes, Artist (or Assistant) with Pipe, 1853

Among the earliest examples of French photography, the salt print demonstrates Chauvassaignes' experimentation with the new medium's potential for artistic expression.

Medium
salt print from wet collodion negative
Year
1853
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, French, Figure, Documentary, Salt Print, Photographic, Historical, Portrait

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