Cascade de Bérard, Vallée de Vallorcine (Bérard waterfall, Vallorcine Valley)
Artist
Adolphe Braun
(French, 1811-1877)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1860s
MediumAlbumen print from collodion-on-glass negatives (stereoscopic view)
DimensionsOverall, Support: 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 × 2 7/8 in. (7.6 × 7.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 17 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (43.8 × 54 × 3.2 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 × 2 7/8 in. (7.6 × 7.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Frame (estimated): 17 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (43.8 × 54 × 3.2 cm)
InscribedLeft side: "A. Braun, a Dornach (haut Rhin)". Right side: "Savoie". Back label: "No. 5544. [Title]. (Savoie)"
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number91.92.61
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 228
Label TextAdolphe Braun French, 1812–1877 Cascade de Bérard, Vallée de Vallorcine, ca. 1865–70 Albumen prints from collodion negatives The substitution of glass negatives exposed in double-lensed cameras made possible the mass printing of albumen contact prints, which were cut out and mounted on cards that fit into stereo viewers. Hundreds of thousands of stereographs, largely of artworks, monuments, and tourist sites, were sold worldwide from about 1855 well into the twentieth century. The Braun firm in Dornach specialized in art reproductions, floral still lives, and Alpine views, such as the famous waterfall near Chamonix, shown here, that attracts hikers even today. Museum purchase 91.92.61 Exhibition History "New Frames of Reference: Early French Photographers at Home and Abroad," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, gallery 228, September 5, 2024 - February 16, 2025."Photography Remembered: A Selective View from the Robert W. Lisle Collection", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, October 19, 1990 - January 13, 1991. (These stereographs were in the Beckers Table-Top Stereo Viewer, which is illustrated in color on p. 45 of the exhibition catalog.) Published ReferencesPHOTOGRAPHY REMEMBERED: A SELECTIVE VIEW FROM THE ROBERT W. LISLE COLLECTION (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1990), pp. 42, 45; color ill., p. 45.
