Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône
c. 1860
- Medium
- albumen print from collodion negative
- Dimensions
- 22.8 × 42.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-197117
Edouard Baldus, one of the greatest French architectural photographers, documented many of the engineering projects and economic growth that accompanied the construction of the railroads in France. Bridges and viaducts were examples of advancing engineering technology and critical structures for commerce. In this view by Baldus, the viaduct’s repeating arches form a soothing rhythm suggestive of classical balance and symmetry at odds with its modern role.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, 2022.33
Registry history
- c. 1860 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — photographs
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