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Francis Bruguière

Francis Bruguière

American, 1879–1945
WA-00022514
PhotographyExpressionism
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
25
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
  • BiographyWikidata· 92%✓
  • Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Francis Bruguière was an American photographer and filmmaker active in the early twentieth century, recognized for his experimental work with light and abstraction. Working primarily in gelatin silver print and pioneering color photographic processes, he developed a modernist approach that moved away from documentary realism toward formal composition and atmospheric effect. His practice bridged still photography and avant-garde cinema, establishing him as a significant figure in the development of experimental visual media in the early twentieth century.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Expressionism
Medium
Photography
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (15)

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Artwork sources (4)

15 published of 23 catalogued · 17 with image
  • MoMA
    8 publishedof 16 catalogued15 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    4 published1 img
  • The Met
    2 published
  • Rijksmuseum
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources
  • Camera Work
    1903 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Portret van een vrouw met hoed, zittend voor een wandtapijt met landschap
    1910 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Camera Work: Number 48, October 1916
    1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Light That Never Was on Land or Sea, I
    1927 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Camera Work: A Portrait
    1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy
Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5
Movements1
Expressionism
Collections4
Museum of Modern ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtRijksmuseumCleveland Museum of Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Rijksmuseum
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
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