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Self-Portrait (negative)
Louis-Rémy Robertc. 1853
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
After the announcement of the waxed paper negative process in 1851, Louis-Rémy Robert used the technique with remarkable results. In this self-portrait negative, the elegantly dressed photo-grapher stood in an animated profile pose. With great success, Robert exploited the inherent softness of the paper negative and its ability to render broad areas of light and shadow.
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- Title: Self-Portrait (negative)
- Creator: Louis-Rémy Robert (French, 1811-1882)
- Date Created: c. 1853
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 17.9 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.195
- Medium: waxed paper negative
- Department: Photography
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
- Collection: PH - French 19th Century
- Accession Number: 1998.195
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