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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Unknown Artist — Untitled (reclining nude on carpet against painted backdrop of waves)

Unknown Artist

Untitled (reclining nude on carpet against painted backdrop of waves)

1870

Combining the documentary nature of albumen printing with staged artistic composition, this photograph reflects Victorian-era tensions between fine art and emerging photographic media.

Medium
albumen print

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