87. Palais Législatif (vues de Paris), antique stereoview by Florent Grau

Description: Title: 87. Palais Législatif The series:This auction is for a stereoview from the “(vues de Paris)” series, which presents images of Paris as it then was in the late 1850s and early 1860s. There are roughly two hundred numbered views in the series, including some with the same style of mount and label but lacking the (vues de Paris) title. The artist:There is nothing printed on any of these by an artist claiming authorship of these works. A small number from this series represent imperial residences, and a small number of those are clearly from the same negatives as views published by Florent Grau. Grau used as a marque the initials “G. A. F.”, which were his initials in reverse order. I bring this up to suggest that some, perhaps all, of the works in this series are by Grau. Feel free to contact me with evidence for or against this attribution. Many of these have a rubber-stamp on the reverse for A. Hautecoeur, but he was a print and photograph dealer, not a photographer. The History:This view shows the main façade of the Palace of the legislature, with its colonnade and very Classical pediment, looking like it could sit atop the Acropolis in Athens. Instead, it sits on the Rive Gauche of Paris, on the Quai d’Orsay, facing north to the Pont de la Concorde and to the Place de la Concorde beyond. It’s not the cradle of democracy, but seriously, there are worse places.

Price: 12.95 USD

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-01-15T01:53:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD