Lot 141
  • 141

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) (1820-1910)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Nadar
  • L'apôtre Jean Journet, 1857
Épreuve sur papier salé. Annotée 'Jean Journet' au crayon d'une main inconnue au verso.

Provenance

Atelier Nadar
Paul Nadar
Collection Michel-François Braive

Exhibited

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Niépce to Atget The first century of photography from the collection of André Jammes, 1977-78

Literature

André et Marie-Thérèse Jammes, Niépce to Atget The first century of photography from the collection of André Jammes, Chicago, 1977, no. 101
Nadar, Les Années créatrices: 1854-1860, Paris, 1994, cat. 81, p. 309 (épreuve de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la Photographie, Est. Eo 15 fol., t.7)
Portraits/Visages, 1853-2003, Paris, 2003, ill. p. 52 et variantes, p. 53-55

Condition

Loss of the paper in the upper right corner, the corners and upper edge slightly worn. Tape strips in the corners on the reverse have been professionally removed. Two small slight yellowed areas towards the centre of the print.
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