L'Homme Qui Marche

Eugène Druet

1907–12

L'Homme Qui Marche by Eugène Druet

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

36.2 x 23.2 cm. (14 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Miss G. Louise Robinson, 1940, transferred from the Library

Accession Number

1988.1173

Tags

SculptureMen

Art Historical Context

Step into the dynamic world of early 20th-century Parisian art with *L'Homme Qui Marche* (The Man Who Walks), captivating gelatin silver print by Eugène Druet, created between 1907 and1912. This 36.2 x 23.2 cm photograph captures a striding male figure in sculpture, embodying the era's fascination with movement and the human form. Druet a pioneering photographer and art dealer, specialized in documenting the bold works of contemporaries like Aristide Maillol and Antoine Bourdelle, preserving their innovative visions for posterity. Gelatin silver prints, popular from the 1880s onward, revoluti...

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