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Study of a Birch Tree, Barbizon

1860s-1870s
(French, 1827–1888)
France, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Image: 25.9 x 18 cm (10 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1994.93
Location: not on view
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During his brief career in photography, Famin produced photographic studies of varied motifs, including figures, animals, and elements of landscape, from which young artists learned by copying and seasoned professionals borrowed for their studio compositions. Like an Impressionist painting, this isolated scene of impressive birch trees in the Barbizon forest is animated by a sparkling, dissolving light.
Study of a Birch Tree, Barbizon

Study of a Birch Tree, Barbizon

1860s-1870s

Constant Alexandre Famin

(French, 1827–1888)
France, 19th century

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