albums, facticities and fictions i (Elements of photography viii)
"Backdrop for photography. Painted canvas. The decor is reminiscent of those fashioned by the photography of Nadar. A Louis XIII interior, a high window. This canvas is fixed at the top on a roll of wood."
From studio in Redon, France circa 1900. Also backdrop featured in studio for:
PORTRAIT DE SOLDAT BLESSÉ, 1915;
PORTRAIT D'UN JEUNE HOMME, 1912;
PORTRAIT D'UNE FEMME ET DE TROIS ENFANTS, 1913
Images from collection of Musée de Bretagne.

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