Charles Aubry
[Peaches]

ArtistFrench, 1811–1877
CultureFrench
Titles
  • [Peaches]
Datec. 1864
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 14 × 10 1/8 in. (35.6 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 1/8 in. (35.6 × 25.7 cm)
Mount: 17 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (44.1 × 31.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Krista and Michael Dumas
Object number2018.174
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

In 1864 Charles Aubry was a newcomer to photography, having
spent his entire career as a designer of carpets, textiles, and wallpaper. His
creation of nature studies came during a crisis in French decorative arts, when
it was clear that the British had surpassed the French in the design of
industrial goods. Aubry hoped to encourage French artistry by creating study
photographs of plants and flowers for French art schools. This photo captures
the forms and textures of fruit-laden branches in bright sunlight. Aubry must
have been particularly pleased with the result since he printed the image
despite a crack in the glass negative.




ProvenanceGerard Levy, Paris; [Vintage Works, Ltd, Chalfont, Pennsylvania]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in negative, recto, bottom left edge: 5
Signed in negative, recto, bottom left: 77 // Ch. Aubry
Dealer's inscription in pencil, verso top right: 15514
Signed in negative, recto, bottom left: Ch. Aubry

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

[Dahlias]
Charles Aubry
1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.231
[Roses]
Charles Aubry
1860
Albumen silver print
2004.232
Figure 1. [Gladioli]
Charles Aubry
c. 1865
Gelatin silver print
2000.293
[Navajo Delegation in Washington, D.C.]
Charles Milton Bell
1874
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.300
Marie Delahaye
Charles Delahaye
c. 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.368
Pifferari
Charles Nègre
1853
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.624
Rue du Cloitre-Notre Dame
Charles Marville
1862–1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.590
Le Nil, Jardin des Tuileries
Charles Nègre
1859
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.626
Cocoa Tree, Ceylon
Charles T. Scowen
c. 1880
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2019.420
Rue Boucher de la Rue du Rivoli
Charles Marville
1865–1868
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.594
Impasse des Provencaux
Charles Marville
1865–1868
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.591
Montserrat
Charles Clifford
1856
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.349