Winter landscape
Winter landscape

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Winter landscape,

ca. 1860–70

attributed to Louis-Joseph Deflubé, French, 1797–1884
1998-209
By the 1850s the Fontainebleau Forest-only an hour's train ride from Paris-had become a popular Sunday destination for urban tourists escaping the industrialized city. Enterprising developers published guide books and self-guided walking tours with corresponding signposts. These identified ancient trees and scenic vistas that offered an experience of unsullied nature. A close look at this winter landscape reveals one such signpost beside the snowy road. The region lured both painters and photographers, who worked together sympathetically: photographers drew inspiration from painted sketches, while painters collected photographs as source material for their compositions.

Information

Title
Winter landscape
Dates

ca. 1860–70

Maker
attributed to Louis-Joseph Deflubé
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
19.6 × 21.7 cm (7 11/16 × 8 9/16 in.) frame: 32.5 × 40 × 2.5 cm (12 13/16 × 15 3/4 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of William J. Salman, Class of 1955
Object Number
1998-209
Place Made

Europe, France, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau Forest

Culture
French
Type
photographs, albumen prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
albumen process
Subject
landscapes (representations), trees, winter, snow

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