Vienne, Souterrain

c. 1861

Édouard-Denis Baldus

Associated Names
Édouard-Denis Baldus

Artist, French, 1813 - 1889

The image shows a railway station with a straight view down the tracks. The tracks lead into a tunnel in the rocky hillside covered with vegetation. The platform is active with people walking or standing on both sides of the track. On the left, there is a large building with arched doorways opening onto the platform. To the right, a smaller building matches the larger structure. The hillside is rocky and covered with trees. The color palette is sepia with a light-colored sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.9 × 41.7 cm (12 3/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
    mount: 45.72 × 60.33 cm (18 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.83.2

  • Portfolio Title

    Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (Railways from Paris to Lyon and the Mediterranean)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Lepage Collection; (sale, Millon, Paris, 10 November 2022); (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed below left corner of image on mount in black ink: VIENNE. SOUTERRAIN; on verso, in unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: 302149.3

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