Description:
[BAUDELAIRE] CARJAT, Étienne (1828-1906)Period albumen print
[Paris, between late 1861 and early 1862]. Wet stamp " Et. Carjat "
(25,1 x 18,5 cm) Mounted on thick cardboard (31,8 x 24,9 cm) with embossed photographer's credit
Cropped corners, some stains, eyes post processed by the photographer, some pen annotations on verso
Étienne Carjat's masterpiece, the only known period print
Friend of the poet, the photographer is also a caricaturist and editor of periodicals. He hosts texts from Baudelaire in his weekly Le Boulevard. Above all, he left magnificent photographic portraits of him, taken during three sessions, at the end of 1861 or the beginning of 1862, in 1863 and in 1866. During the first session, Étienne Carjat takes three different shots, where Charles Baudelaire appears in three successive poses: standing, sitting, and, as here, in bust — the most intense with his dramatic close framing. These portraits were the subject of an advertisement for sale published in Le Boulevard on… Read More
