Les Charbonniers de la Montagne Noire

1885–87

Not on view

On loan to The Met

This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Batut merged male and female faces in his study of an insular community of charcoal makers from the Montagne Noire region, in southern France. Using composite portraiture as a genealogical tool, he attempted to demonstrate the physiognomic differences among various communities living in close proximity.

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Title: Les Charbonniers de la Montagne Noire
Artist: Arthur Batut (French, 1846–1918)
Date: 1885–87
Medium: Albumen silver prints from glass negatives
Dimensions: Image: 4 x 3.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Image: 3.5 x 2.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Mount: 24.8 x 31.8 cm (9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Frame: 57.2 x 47 cm (22 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Espace Photo Arthur Batut - Labruguière - France, Archives Departementales Du Tarn
Curatorial Department: Photographs