Louis-Rémy Robert
Night
This waxed-paper negative by Louis-Rémy Robert, titled *Night*, reflects the artist's rare ability to elevate documentary photography into something deeply poetic and contemplative. As a pioneering French photographer and director of the celebrated Sèvres porcelain manufactory, Robert brought both scientific precision and artistic sensitivity to his practice. The work stands as a meditation on form and light, embodying the innovative spirit of the Sèvres circle of photographers who sought to push the boundaries of the medium's expressive potential.
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- Louis-Rémy Robert was an early practitioner of photography in France and was part of a circle of photographers and artists centered around Sèvres that also included Victor Regnault (see Lot 24). Robert and Regnault balanced a scientific approach to their practice with an imaginative exploration of the medium’s potential. Robert worked at the famed porcelain manufactory at Sèvres, ultimately succeeding Regnault as director. Many of his photographs document the development of new techniques in the making, finishing, and glazing of porcelain objects. The waxed-paper negative offered here, like the best of Robert’s work of this type, transcends the documentary to become a meditation on form and light.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Part 2
April 4, 2017
Spotted works by Louis-Rémy Robert
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