La Ciotat, Bec de l'Aigle

Edouard Baldus

ca. 1861 · Albumen silver print from paper negative · Photographs

Baldus's greatest commercial success came from his straightforward views of historic monuments and modern architectural and engineering projects. While seeking out features of the landscape that possess the same monumental presence as a Gothic cathedral or Roman aqueduct, he nonetheless brought a more lyrical sensibility to the depiction of the natural world. This view of a rock formation along the Côte d'Azur was among the final images in an album that Baldus produced for the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée Railroad showing the route from Lyon to Toulon.

Artist

Edouard Baldus

Date

ca. 1861

Medium

Albumen silver print from paper negative

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005