La Fonderie (The Foundry)

1880s

Louis Lafon

Associated Names
Louis Lafon

Artist, French, active 1870s - 1890s

This is a photograph of the interior of an industrial foundry. The image shows a spacious workshop filled with heavy machinery, various metal tools, and casting molds organized throughout the floor. Large mechanical structures and gears dominate the scene, along with metal beams and chains hanging from the ceiling. Light entering from windows and openings in the ceiling casts intricate shadows, adding depth and highlighting the rugged texture of the brick walls. The image conveys a sense of organized chaos, reflecting the industrious nature of the space.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Laurent Herschtritt, Paris); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 2008; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in negative: L.LAFON; lower left in negative: LA FONDERIE

Wikidata ID

Q64157590

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