Louis-Rémy Robert / Doorway to Sèvres Factory / c. 1852Louis-Rémy Robert
Doorway to Sèvres Factory
c. 1852

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Creator Name: Robert, Louis-Rémy
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1811 - 1882
Biography: Louis-Rémy Robert French, 1811-1882Born in Paris, Louis-Rémy Robert was trained by his father as a painter on porcelain and glass, eventually succeeding him as chief in charge of the workshops of painters and gilders at the Manufacture de Sèvres. He developed an active interest in photography, probably due in part to his friendship with Henri-Victor Regnault, who was appointed director at Sèvres in 1852, and whom Robert succeeded in 1871. Robert's views are frequently more traditional and classically inclined than those of Regnault. His well-known series on the architecture, gardens, and art of Versailles, published by Louis-Désire Blanquart-Évrard as Souvenirs de Versailles (1853), reflects an appreciation of the heritage in French culture and design, traditions with which Robert was familiar, on a smaller scale, through his background in porcelain and glass decoration. Robert was also a technical innovator, a friend of the printers Blanquart-Évrard and Alphonse Louis Poitevin, and served as a judge forthe competition originated by the Duc de Luynes to further research into the longevity of photographic prints. A member of the Société française de photographie, Robert exhibited his work in Paris, Brussels, and London between 1855-62 and lectured on photography at the École des Ponts et Chausées from 1858-72. T.W.F.
Gender: M
Creator Birth Place: Sèvres, France
Creator Name-CRT: Louis-Rémy Robert
Title: Doorway to Sèvres Factory
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1850
Creation End Date: 1854
Creation Date: c. 1852
Object Type: Photographs
Classification Term: Photography
Materials and Techniques: salted paper print, waxed, from waxed paper negative
Dimensions: Image: 32.7cm x 26.2cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1991.37
Credit Line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: Originally trained by his father as a painter on glass and porcelain, Louis-Rémy Robert was taught photography by Henri-Victor Regnault, a close associate and director of the Sèvres porcelain factory. Particularly known for landscape and architectural views, Robert depicted there the gateway to the Sèvres factory, where he was head of the painting and gilding studio from 1848-1871. He then became director of the factory for eight years. In this scene, the artist not only provided a sense of place, butalso transformed a complex composition into a unified, compelling assemblage of shapes, textures, and tonalities. The print is shown with its original waxed paper negative---an unusual occurrence since early negatives have rarely survived the passage oftime.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1991.37
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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