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Untitled

Untitled

c. 1900–1906
(French, 1859–1936)
France, 20th century
gum bichromate print
Image: 21.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.); Paper: 23.6 x 18.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mann 1985.203
Location: not on view

Description

The son of a wealthy Parisian banker, Robert Demachy's financial independence enabled him to pursue his interests in music and art. Beginning in the 1880s, he made photographs in the pictorial style and in 1894 began to use the gum bichromate process, which allowed considerable handwork to be done on the print. Demachy was a prominent defender of the use of manipulative printing techniques, and wrote more than a thousand articles and numerous books on the technical processes and issues involved. With their soft details, reminiscent of Impressionist paintings, his photographs were greatly admired by his contemporaries.
  • Jacques Demachy
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 139
  • CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
    Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
    CMA, July 21 - October 18, 1987: "Fraternite: Artistic Relations between France and America," Gallery A, no exhibition catalogue.
    CMA, February 12 - April 20, 1986: "Year in Review 1985," CMA Bulletin, 73 (February 1986), p. 66, no. 96, repr. p. 54.
    Ville de Chalon-Sur-Saone, Musee Nicephore Niepce, Feb. 11 - March 14, 1977: "Robert Demachy," exhibition catalogue no. 423.
  • {{cite web|title=Untitled|url=false|author=Robert Demachy|year=c. 1900–1906|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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