Impasse Briare (de la Cité Coquenard)

1860s

Not on view

In his capacity as official photographer of Paris, Marville photographed the large-scale modernization of the city carried out under Baron Haussmann-its new boulevards, parks, markets, and street lamps-as well as the picturesque narrow streets and quaint courtyards that would soon be razed to accommodate the grand design of Emperor Napoleon III. This desolate yet elegant photograph documents an impasse, or dead-end street, in the ninth arrondissement near Montmartre. The cobblestoned Impasse Briare was not destined to be destroyed and remains today a poignant reminder of the simple beauty of old Paris.

Artwork Details

Title: Impasse Briare (de la Cité Coquenard)
Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris)
Date: 1860s
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 62.9 x 45.2 cm (24 3/4 x 17 13/16 in.)
Mount: 24 13/16 × 17 11/16 in. (63 × 45 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.362
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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