Switzerland. Grindelwald, Upper Glacier, Source of the Lutschine
1876
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1876
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a river starting from an icy cave in a mountain. The water looks real. Snow and rock are sharp and clear. This photo was taken in the 1870s. Braun shows nature without tricks. His style reminds people of paintings from France at the time. Braun often worked like a painter. Look up Gustave Courbet to see the river scenes he made at the same time.