Photograph By émile Zola - Original Print - 1895 - Médan From The Park In Winter.
Artist: émile Zola
Original photograph by Émile Zola (1840-1902) from the collection of Dr. François Émile-Zola (1917-1989) / Artcurial.
Print on citrate paper developed by Émile Zola in his laboratory in Médan. Circa 1895.
Handwritten note "Médan" on the back.
Most of the prints made by Zola were developed in 6 x 9 cm format.
Size: 6 x 9 cm. With wooden frame and mat (included): 18 x 24 cm.
Zola photographed (probably early in the morning) his home from the garden. The bare trees indicate that the photo was taken in winter. On the left is the Germinal Tower, on the right the Nana Tower with the large windows of Zola's office. To the right of this same Nana Tower, one can see the Charpentier Pavilion and its staircase (a pavilion named in honor of and to welcome his publisher, Georges Charpentier, a regular visitor to Médan).
During the last seven years of his life, from 1895 to 1902, Émile Zola devoted himself daily to photography, which transformed from a pastime into a true passion. Zola set up three darkrooms for developing his photos in each of his three residences: in Paris, in Médan, and in the house in Verneuil where Jeanne Rozerot and their two children, Denise and Jacques, lived. Relatively unknown until the 1970s, Zola's passion for photography in his later years was truly revealed in 1979 by Dr. François Émile-Zola, the writer's grandson, in the book *Émile Zola Photographe*. The major Artcurial auction of 2017 allowed numerous institutions, such as the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée Carnavalet, and the Médiathèque de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Media Library of Architecture and Heritage), to add previously unseen works by this illustrious photographer to their collections. Recently, a splendid exhibition entitled *Zola Photographe* was organized by the City of Versailles and the Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie (Media Library of Heritage and Photography) from February 19 to April 20, 2025.
Print on citrate paper developed by Émile Zola in his laboratory in Médan. Circa 1895.
Handwritten note "Médan" on the back.
Most of the prints made by Zola were developed in 6 x 9 cm format.
Size: 6 x 9 cm. With wooden frame and mat (included): 18 x 24 cm.
Zola photographed (probably early in the morning) his home from the garden. The bare trees indicate that the photo was taken in winter. On the left is the Germinal Tower, on the right the Nana Tower with the large windows of Zola's office. To the right of this same Nana Tower, one can see the Charpentier Pavilion and its staircase (a pavilion named in honor of and to welcome his publisher, Georges Charpentier, a regular visitor to Médan).
During the last seven years of his life, from 1895 to 1902, Émile Zola devoted himself daily to photography, which transformed from a pastime into a true passion. Zola set up three darkrooms for developing his photos in each of his three residences: in Paris, in Médan, and in the house in Verneuil where Jeanne Rozerot and their two children, Denise and Jacques, lived. Relatively unknown until the 1970s, Zola's passion for photography in his later years was truly revealed in 1979 by Dr. François Émile-Zola, the writer's grandson, in the book *Émile Zola Photographe*. The major Artcurial auction of 2017 allowed numerous institutions, such as the Musée d'Orsay, the Musée Carnavalet, and the Médiathèque de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Media Library of Architecture and Heritage), to add previously unseen works by this illustrious photographer to their collections. Recently, a splendid exhibition entitled *Zola Photographe* was organized by the City of Versailles and the Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie (Media Library of Heritage and Photography) from February 19 to April 20, 2025.
400 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: Good condition
Length: 24 cm avec cadre ; 9 cm sans cadre
Width: 24 cm avec cadre ; 9 cm sans cadre
Height: 6 cm / 18 cm avec cadre
Reference (ID): 1731048
Availability: In stock
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