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Hotel de la Tete Noire (Route de Chamonix) (Verso)

A. Garcin

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The composition features a centrally placed, ornate emblem against a uniform, light-toned background. The emblem serves as the primary focal point, characterized by its intricate swirling forms and floral accents that create a harmonious, symmetrical design. The overall color palette is restricted to a warm, neutral beige for the background and a dark, muted grey or sepia for the detailed illustration, lending the piece a somewhat antique aesthetic. The bottom-left corner includes a vertical inscription in a contrasting, slightly brighter ochre hue.

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  • Title: Hotel de la Tete Noire (Route de Chamonix) (Verso)
  • Creator: A. Garcin
  • Date Created: about 1870
  • Type: Card photograph
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XD.1157.134
  • Culture: Swiss
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: A. Garcin (Swiss, active Geneva, Switzerland 1860s - 1870s)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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