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Nadar
(Gaspard Félix Tournachon, 1820-1910)Portraits of George Sand

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

Portrait of George Sand. 1864. Woodburytype, printed before 1876, mounted to card with decorative border. 23,7 x 19 cm (mount 34,5 x 26,3 cm). "Galerie Contemporaine, 126, boulevard de Magenta", "Phot. Goubil et Ce" and "Cliché Nadar, rue d'Anjou-St-Honoré, 51" copyright stamp in lower margin of the mount.

Nadar’s mid-19th-century portraits of George Sand convey the writer’s commanding intellect and unconventional persona with remarkable sensitivity. Rendered with quiet assurance, she appears with a distinctive, androgynous elegance that reflects both her literary authority and her defiance of social norms. Through restrained composition and subtle lighting, Nadar focuses on her steady gaze and introspective expression, achieving the psychological depth that defines his finest work. Beigegeben: With a portrait of Émile Zola by Étienne Carjat (1828-1906) from the same series.