Emmanuel Frémiet

1854–55
Not on view
The sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet's (1824-1910) acute observation of anatomical structure-sometimes carried out at the morgue-and his dexterous modeling of minute physiological details brought him fame at a time when naturalism was ascendant. The original negative (now lost), may have been the product of collaboration between Tournachon and his brother, Nadar.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Emmanuel Frémiet
  • Artist: Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903)
  • Date: 1854–55
  • Medium: Salted paper print from glass negative
  • Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.3cm (9 11/16 x 6 13/16in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.45
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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