Eugène Cuvelier (1837-1900)

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

Eugène Cuvelier
Forêt de Fontainebleau. Sous-Bois Sous la Neige, early 1860s

Salt print mounted on dark grey card and numbered 9 (?) by the photographer in negative.

Literature

Gauss,U. 1996 p. 124.

Catalogue Note

This evocative winter landscape shows all of Cuvelier's sensitivity. Eschewing, as usual, any grand photographic gesture he offsets the larger tree to the left and so finds a delightful balance with the smaller tree opposite.