Switzerland. Grindelwald, Upper Glacier, Source of the Lutschine
1875–77
- Medium
- Carbon print, toned, from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- 59.1 × 74.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-192931
Braun's photographs often bore a stylistic resemblance to realist painting in France. Photography was an important factor in the evolution of realism, a style that was then gaining popularity. With its forthright depiction of natural forces, this photograph of a river springing from a glacier clearly recalls landscape paintings by Gustave Courbet (1819–1877). Courbet's numerous river scenes were contemporary with Braun's work and were part of the aesthetic context of the time.
Provenance
Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1992.237
Registry history
- 1875–77 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — photographs
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