La Ciotat, Bec de l'Aigle
Baldus's greatest commercial success came from his straightforward views of historic monuments and modern architectural and engineering projects. While seeking out features of the landscape that possess the same monumental presence as a Gothic cathedral or Roman aqueduct, he nonetheless brought a more lyrical sensibility to the depiction of the natural world. This view of a rock formation along the Côte d'Azur was among the final images in an album that Baldus produced for the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée Railroad showing the route from Lyon to Toulon.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Ciotat, Bec de l'Aigle
- Artist: Edouard Baldus (French (born Prussia), 1813–1889)
- Date: ca. 1861
- Medium: Albumen silver print from paper negative
- Dimensions: Image: 32.1 x 42.3 cm (12 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.)
Mount: 46 x 60.5 cm (18 1/8 x 23 13/16 in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.100.364.63
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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