Adolphe Braun
1812–1877 · France
From flowers to works of art: precision as a resource.
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Adolphe Braun · 1852/1862
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The story
Adolphe Braun came from textile design and photographed floral arrangements before developing landscape views and reproductions of works of art. His company helped circulate images of collections and monuments. Its catalogues need to be read with a distinction between his own photographs and the production continued by the Braun firm and its photographers.
Understanding the work
Compare the detail of a flower with the arrangement of a whole composition. The clarity of textures and forms serves study, ornament and the circulation of artworks alike.
Key works and series
Photographed flowers; landscapes of Switzerland and Alsace; reproductions of works of art.
Sources & further exploration
A journey through images.
8 worksClick an image to enlarge it. Captions, collections and reuse conditions appear below each work. Captions describe the photographs; the source records retain catalogue titles and provide context.
Adolphe Braun · 1852/1862
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Adolphe Braun (French, 1811 - 1877) (1811 - 1877) – photographer (French) Details on Google Art Project · negative about 1867; print about 1880
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Adolphe Braun · 1858/1862
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Adolphe Braun · 1860/1869
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Adolphe Braun · 1865/1875
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Adolphe Braun · 1860
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Adolphe Braun · 1865/1875
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Adolphe Braun · 1853/1857
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Works in collections.
4 recordsPhotographs to explore on museum and library websites, with titles, dates and processes. Each link opens the collection record and its image where one is available.
