Nude Study for La Cantate du Narcisse (1942) by Paul Valery
Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
Catalogue
- Year
- 1939
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (29.5 × 23.4 cm) Mount: 14 1/16 in. × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Laure Albin-Guillot
Artist
Printmaking
Laure Albin-Guillot was a French photographer and designer active in the early twentieth century, known for her work in still life and advertising photography. Working primarily in black and white, she developed a distinctive approach to the arrangement of everyday objects, employing precise lighting and composition to reveal formal and material qualities. Her photographs documented decorative arts and industrial design during a period of significant modernist experimentation.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Laure Albin-Guillot
- Year
- 1939
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 11 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (29.5 × 23.4 cm) Mount: 14 1/16 in. × 11 in. (35.7 × 27.9 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1939-156991
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified