The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rue de la Ferronnerie

Rue de la Ferronnerie

c. 1865
(French, 1813–1879)
Image: 28 x 27 cm (11 x 10 5/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This Marville photograph is from his series on the old sections of Paris taken during the 1860s before Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann cut great boulevards through them. Marville achieved documentary perfection with precise rendering of materials, exact perspective, interesting forms, and luminous shadows. He preferred working on overcast, rainy days when diffused light and glistening cobblestones yielded maximum tonal range and detail. This beautiful photograph brings a quiet dignity to the old street.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 231
  • France at the Dawn of Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 4, 2009-January 24, 2010).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/04/2009 - 01/24/2010); "France at the Dawn of Photography"
    Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 26-June 16, 2005).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 26 - June 16, 2005 . "Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art".
    Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1997-March 1, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 11/16/97 - 3/1/98. "Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection."
    CMA, July 21 - October 18, 1987: "Fraternite: Artistic Relations between France and America," Gallery A, no exhibtion catalogue.
    Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
    CMA, April 3 - May 5, 1985: "Year in Review 1984," CMA Bulletin, 72 (April 1985) p. 202, no. 58.
  • {{cite web|title=Rue de la Ferronnerie|url=false|author=Charles Marville|year=c. 1865|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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