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Belloc, Auguste
(1800-1867)Reclining Nude

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Reclining Nude. Circa 1855. Albumen print, mounted to board. 19,9 x 14,7 cm (mount 21,3 x 16 cm). With the number “146” etched into the negative in the lower margin.

Auguste Belloc, initially trained as a painter of miniatures and watercolors, turned to photography in the early 1850s, where he distinguished himself in daguerreotype practice and contributed to early experiments in color stereoscopy. He later became known for his carefully staged nude studies, which combine academic tradition with photographic precision. His work is now held in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.