The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Switzerland. Grindelwald, Upper Glacier, Source of the Lutschine
1875–77
(French, 1812–1877)
Image: 38.7 x 48.3 cm (15 1/4 x 19 in.); Paper: 40 x 50.7 cm (15 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.); Framed: 59.1 x 74.3 cm (23 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Braun's photographs often bore a stylistic resemblance to realist painting in France. Photography was an important factor in the evolution of realism, a style that was then gaining popularity. With its forthright depiction of natural forces, this photograph of a river springing from a glacier clearly recalls landscape paintings by Gustave Courbet (1819–1877). Courbet's numerous river scenes were contemporary with Braun's work and were part of the aesthetic context of the time.- Adolphe Braun Archive, Musée Unterlinden, Colmar, FranceJoachim Bonnemasion [1943-], Paris, France?-1992(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY)December 7, 1992The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 111
- Image and Enterprise: The Photographs of Adolphe Braun. Rhode Island School of Design (February 4-April 22, 2000); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 18-August 27, 2000).Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (2/4/00 - 4/22/00); CMA (6/18/00 - 8/27/2000). "Image and Enterprise: The Photographs of Adolphe Braun" cat. no. 60, p. 148.CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Seven Masters in Depth."Legacy of Light: Seven Masters in Depth. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 20-February 2, 1996).Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).CMA, January 28 - March 15, 1992: "Selected Acquisitions," CMA Bulletin, 80 (February 1993), p. 68, no. 87.
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