Artist Index: Braun, Adolphe

Magnolias and other flowers. 1850s. Albumen print with rounded corners. 32 x 37,5 cm. Mounted to card (soiled, foxing and traces of use in edges), photographer's blindstamp above/below image on mount.

Slightly faded, retouched spot in left edge, some light handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Views of Switzerland (Engadine): Sils Maria, St. Moritz, Bergün, Alpp Grünn, Vallée de Fex etc. 1870s. 10 albumen prints. Each circa 13,5 x 22,8 cm. Mounted to original board (slight foxing), photographer's name and location printed below the image on the mount, 1 with printed title label on the verso of the mount.

Some surface scuff marks, some with slight foxing, most in very good condition with a strong brown tone.

Apple blossoms. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 35,5 x 30,5 cm. Mounted to card.

Some spotting from glue in edges, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Various flowers and ferns. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 37 x 31 cm. Mounted to card.

Some mirroring in left edge towards upper area, otherwise in very good condition.

Chrysanthemums. 1850s. Albumen print. 40 x 49 cm. Mounted to board.

Soiled/foxing in edges, some scuff marks, otherwise in good condition.

Irises. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 43 x 38 cm. Mounted to card.

Some spotting from glue in edges, some surface scuff marks, a few handling marks, otherwise in good condition.

Papavers. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 43 x 38 cm. Mounted to card.

Some spotting from glue in edges, some surface scuff marks, a few handling marks, some buckling in lower portion, otherwise in very good condition.

Vine with grapes. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 47 x 43 cm. Flush-mounted to card and mounted to card (time-stained in edges).

Some repaired tears near left edge and in upper right corner, a few light handling marks, slightly faded in edges, otherwise in good condition.

Peonies. 1850s. Varnished albumen print with rounded corners. 36,3 x 43,7 cm. Mounted to card.

Some spotting from glue in edges, otherwise a strong print in very good condition.

Still life with quinces and berries. 1850s. Albumen print with rounded corners. 30,5 x 37,5 cm. Mounted to card (water stain in upper left, slight soiling).

Originally a textile designer, Adolphe Braun turned to photography in 1853 to supply artists with studies of floral motifs. He managed to create a successful photographic enterprise and his floral studies were highly acclaimed by contemporary critics for their accurate and delicate rendition of botanical subjects.

Literatur: Maureen C. O'Brien/Mary Bergstein (eds.). Adolphe Braun. Image and Enterprise. London 2000.

(Attributed to). View of St. Peter's over the Tiber River. 1880s. Large-format carbon print. 43 x 57 cm. Flush-mounted to board, annotated in ink on mount verso.

A few rubbed spots, otherwise a rich, dark print in very good condition. With: Adolphe Braun. View of the loggia of the Vatican. 1880s. Carbon print. 47 x 36 cm. Mounted to board with text and photographer's name printed in lower margin.

Lit.: Maureen C. O'Brien/Mary Bergstein (eds.). Adolphe Braun. Image and Enterprise. London 2000.