Paysage de sapins sous la neige

c. 1852

Baron A. Fays

Associated Names
Baron A. Fays

Artist, French, active 1850s

The image shows a winter scene with a snow-covered forest. Coniferous trees heavily covered in snow dominate the left side of the composition. The horizon is not visible, as the snow-covered landscape merges with the sky. In the distance, leafless branches of deciduous trees stand tall. The scene has a soft, atmospheric quality with intricate details of the snow-covered branches. The monochrome palette emphasizes the contrast between the trees and the snow, highlighting the serene winter landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17 x 23.8 cm (6 11/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.47.1

  • Series Title

    Etudes photographiques 1 série

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, PA; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Jammes, Isabelle. Blanquart-Evrard et les origines de l'édition photographique française. Geneva, 1981, p. 202, no. 227.

Inscriptions

all on mount, printed in black ink: lower left: BLANQUART EVRARD, EDITEUR; lower center: ETUDES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES / SERIE No; lower right: IMPRIMERIE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE, Blanquart-Evrard a Lille

Wikidata ID

Q64145089

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