Image

RISDM 1997-15.tif

Adolphe Braun

Zermatt-Schwarzsee Region: Gorner and Breithorn Glacier

Description

Maker

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)

Title

Zermatt-Schwarzsee Region: Gorner and Breithorn Glacier

Year

ca. 1875

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pigment

Dimensions

Sheet: 41.3 x 50.2 cm (16 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Christian Kempf

Object Number

1997.15

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Early Exposures
19th-Century Photography from the Collection
Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

After 1850, Adolphe Braun led a successful photographic firm that specialized in topographical views and reproductions of works of art. European scenic photography developed in relation to the commerce of mass tourism, encouraged by railroads, which exposed once-isolated regions and created a new class of travel consumer. Braun’s views of Alpine glaciers and Alsatian architecture both satisfied the demand for tourist souvenirs and provided a substitute for real travel. Prized for their precision and thus their seeming truthfulness, Braun’s conventional views functioned to some extent like today’s picture postcards.

Image and Enterprise
The Photographs of Adolphe Braun
Feb 04, 2000 – Apr 22, 2000

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Tombstone

Adolphe Braun (French, 1811-1877)
Zermatt-Schwarzsee Region: Gorner and Breithorn Glacier, ca. 1875
Carbon print from glass negative
Sheet: 41.3 x 50.2 cm (16 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches)
Gift of Christian Kempf 1997.15

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