Themed collection : collecting on a theme. Fashion, travel, 19th century, sport, experimental photography, 1950’s, cinema… Archives
Dialogue of forms (from left to right)
George Washington at East 14th Street, New York, amateur photographer, c. 1900.
Laocoön, Vatican Museums, Rome, James Anderson, c. 1871.
Psyché et Cupidon, Auguste Rodin, Met Museum, c. 1910.
Spirale, Germaine Richier, press print, 1960.
Dancing Faun, attributed to Praxiteles, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, c. 1870.
George Washington at East 14th Street, New York, amateur photographer, c. 1900.
Laocoön, Vatican Museums, Rome, James Anderson, c. 1871.
Psyché et Cupidon, Auguste Rodin, Met Museum, c. 1910.
Spirale, Germaine Richier, press print, 1960.
Dancing Faun, attributed to Praxiteles, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, c. 1870.
Oléron, Étienne Hajdu, unidentified photographer, 1964.
Archaeology: Objects and Statuettes, Peru, attr. Rafael Castillo, c. 1880.
Concrete Stegosaurus, press print, 1947. Exploring the Far East (from left to right)
'Mussocks' or inflated animal skins, used for crossing a river, India, Samuel Bourne, 1860's.
Two Chinese men and a camel, Peking (Beijing), China, c.1890.
Two men with full body tattoos, Japan, Felice Beato, 1860's.
Lotus Flower, tinted collotype from Some Japanese Flowers, Ogawa Kasumasa, c.1891.
Emperor Meiji, Japan, later print c.1890 of an 1870's portrait by Uchida Kuichi.
Japanese fireman, Japan, Raimund von Stillfried, 1870's.
Bhooteas, Bhutanese group, northern India, Samuel Bourne, 1860's.
Two Chinese men and a camel, Peking (Beijing), China, c.1890.
Two men with full body tattoos, Japan, Felice Beato, 1860's.
Lotus Flower, tinted collotype from Some Japanese Flowers, Ogawa Kasumasa, c.1891.
Emperor Meiji, Japan, later print c.1890 of an 1870's portrait by Uchida Kuichi.
Japanese fireman, Japan, Raimund von Stillfried, 1870's.
Bhooteas, Bhutanese group, northern India, Samuel Bourne, 1860's.
Marble Bridge, Summer Palace, Peking (Beijing), China, Thoms Child, c.1870.