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Edmond Gosselin — La Morgue

Edmond Gosselin

La Morgue

1881

Among Gosselin's most haunting urban subjects, this etching depicts Paris's infamous morgue with the stark realism that characterized his documentary approach to city life.

Medium
etching

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Edmond Gosselin, La Morgue, 1881

Among Gosselin's most haunting urban subjects, this etching depicts Paris's infamous morgue with the stark realism that characterized his documentary approach to city life.

Medium
etching
Year
1881
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dark, Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Etching, Expressionistic, Melancholic, Interior, Post-Mortem, Figurative

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