Artist
Charles Marville
French, 1813–1879
Charles Marville was a French Impressionism artist. 9 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sky Study, Paris
Rue de la Ferronnerie
View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne
Fontaine du Jardin du Luxembourg (grotte de Marie de Médécis)
La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris
Portico of the Château d'Anet, now at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu, was a French photographer, who mainly photographed architecture, landscapes and the urban environment. He used both paper and glass negatives. He is most well known for taking pictures of ancient Parisian quarters before they were destroyed and rebuilt under "Haussmannization", Baron Haussmann's plan for modernization of Paris.
"Marville created a model of photographic perception of the architectural environment that we still use and rely on today". In 1862, he was named official photographer of Paris.
Works by Charles Marville
- Sky Study, Paris
- Rue de la Ferronnerie
- View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne
- Fontaine du Jardin du Luxembourg (grotte de Marie de Médécis)
- La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris
- Portico of the Château d'Anet, now at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Opéra (Rostral Column)
Rue Jean-de-Beauvais. Vue prise de la rue des Écoles vers la boulevard Saint-Germain, en travaux
Tympanum, Strasbourg Cathedral
Collections represented
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