Toulouse-Lautrec Swimming in the Bassin d’Arcachon

Maurice Guibert, 1896

A swimming party, picnic, or holiday adventure were new subjects in photography around 1900. Amateurs began recording daily life and primarily leisure time with small and easy-to-use cameras in rapid – and sometimes inept – snapshots. The dot in this photograph is the famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. His friend Maurice, an amateur photographer, captured the artist while taking a summertime dip in the sea near Bordeaux.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2008-151
  • Dimensionsheight 60 mm x width 77 mm, height 71 mm x width 87 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Toulouse-Lautrec Swimming in the Bassin d’Arcachon

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2008-151

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Maurice Guibert, Bassin d'Arcachon

  • Dating

    1896

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    • height 60 mm x width 77 mm
    • height 71 mm x width 87 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.R. de Lorm, Zaandijk

  • Acquisition

    gift 2008

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • vgl. cat. Bibliotheque Nationale de France, La Révolution de la photographie instantanée 1880-1900, p. 25/26

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