Les Charbonniers de la Montagne Noire
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.
Artwork Details
- 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
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