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Hippolyte Bayard — Sculptures
Hippolyte Bayard

Sculptures

1839

Pioneer of photography demonstrates the calotype's artistic potential, transforming classical sculptures into studies of light and shadow.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965)

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Hippolyte Bayard, Sculptures, 1839

Pioneer of photography demonstrates the calotype's artistic potential, transforming classical sculptures into studies of light and shadow.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, No. 3 from the portfolio "Bayard: XXV Calotypes, 1842-1850" (1965)
Year
1839
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, French, Documentary, Sculpture, Classical, Gelatin Silver Print, Art-Historical, Still Life

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art