Rue Saint-Jacques

1864–before February 1867

Charles Marville

Associated Names
Charles Marville

Artist, French, 1813 - 1879

The image shows a narrow, cobblestone street in a city with buildings on both sides. There are advertisements and signs on the buildings. The street ascends slightly into the distance, disappearing into bright light. The scene is in black and white, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts. Sunlight illuminates the ground, creating sharp shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.6 × 27 cm (12 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
    mount: 60 × 42.6 cm (23 5/8 × 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.17.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Librairie Dasté, Paris; Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes, Paris, by 1975; (sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 21 March 2002, no. 143); (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY), 2002; NGA purchase, 2003.

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. 64.

Bibliography

1994

  • Marville: Paris. Milan, 1994, no. 39, p. 606.

Markings

BS: Charles Marville

Wikidata ID

Q64145768

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