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Hippolyte Bayard — Bayard et ses Statuettes
Hippolyte Bayard

Bayard et ses Statuettes

1842

Collector's passion meets artistic vision as Bayard arranges his sculptural objects, creating an early example of staged photography.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 2 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965)

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Hippolyte Bayard, Bayard et ses Statuettes, 1842

Collector's passion meets artistic vision as Bayard arranges his sculptural objects, creating an early example of staged photography.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 2 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965)
Year
1842
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Gelatin Silver Print, Photographic, Figurative, Still Life

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art