Autochrome Lumiere & Fils, "the Cows" Circa 1910 Color Photograph On Vintage Glass

Very fine Lumière autochrome of a herd of cows in a meadow, a rarely treated theme circa 1910. In its mat A.LUMIERE & SES FILS-LYON - R.DECHAVANNES, PARIS. The Autochrome image has a distinctive appearance, often described as soft and slightly blurred, with pastel colors evoking an impressionist painting. This is due to the nature of the potato starch grains and the method of filtering light. "It is not a snapshot, but the reproduction of a frozen and composed moment, illuminated by an impression, a sensation of color generated by multiple touches of pigments modeled by the brush of light" Institut LumièreFormat: 27 x 21 cmPlate: 11.5 x 16.5 cmFiled as a patent in 1903 but unveiled at the Academy of Sciences in 1904, the Autochrome Lumière plate, invented by Louis Lumière, is the first color photography process. The secret of this invention lies in the use of tinted potato starch, allowing the light to be captured and filtered.link on the site https://www.lavalisearlesienne.com/product-page/autochrome-lumiere-les-vaches-circa-1910