Peasant Woman Reclining on Haycart
Artist
Auguste Giraudon
(French, 19th century)
Publisherpublished by
Auguste Giraudon
(French, 19th century)
Dateabout 1870
Mediumalbumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensionssheet: 11 x 17.5 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineCharlotte E.W. Buffington Fund
Object number1997.129
Label TextBy the 1860s, Barbizon’s renown had skyrocketed, attracting an international hoard of eager painters and sightseers. Photography provided an opportunity for enterprising businessmen, such as the publisher Giraudon, to capitalize on the Barbizon craze by selling images of peasant models in artful poses during the height of the village’s popularity. (Because the identity of the photographer that Giraudon hired remains unknown, the maker of these images is referred to as “Auguste Giraudon’s Artist.”) These photographs were sold to visitors in the area, but they could also be purchased in Paris, further propagating the idea of Barbizon as a rural idyll among an urban public. However, by this time, a growing number of Barbizon School painters were complaining about over-tourism, and soon the next generation of avant-garde artists turned towards newer, urban and suburban themes.ProvenancePurchased from Charles Isaacs, Malvern, PAOn View
Not on view
