Rue de la Bûcherie, du cul de sac Saint-Ambroise (fifth arrondissement)

1866–1868

Charles Marville

Associated Names
Charles Marville

Artist, French, 1813 - 1879

The image displays a street scene from a city, viewed from a sidewalk. The horizon is obstructed by buildings, creating a narrow alleyway that curves slightly to the right. A horse-drawn cart loaded with sacks is positioned off-center, moving into the street. The buildings lining the street are multiple stories high, featuring windows and worn exteriors. The style shows fine details, crisp contrasts, and well-defined elements, suggesting high-resolution photographic technique. The color palette consists of muted grayscale tones, typical of black-and-white photography, emphasizing the texture of the street and building surfaces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 32 x 27.1 cm (12 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 60 x 42.5 cm (23 5/8 x 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.144.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Librairie Dasté, Paris; Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes, Paris, by 1975; (sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 21 March 2002, no. 143); (Hans P. Kraus Jr., Inc., New York, 2002); NGA purchase, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 2013 - 2014, no. 58.

Bibliography

1994

  • Marville: Paris. Milan, 1994, no. 26, p. 594.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper right in graphite: 21; lower right in graphite: Rue de la Bucherie du Cul de Sac [?]

Markings

BS: Charles Marville

Wikidata ID

Q64145767

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