id:			154277
accession number:	1988.86
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.86
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:04.034000

Floral Still Life (Bleeding Hearts), c. 1865. Charles Aubry (French, 1811–1877). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 34.6 x 24.6 cm (13 5/8 x 9 11/16 in.); paper: 48.1 x 31.7 cm (18 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1988.86

title:				Floral Still Life (Bleeding Hearts)
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creation date:			c. 1865
creation date earliest:		1860
creation date latest:		1870
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	albumen print from glass negative
department:	Photography
collection:	Photography
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Charles Aubry (French, 1811–1877)  - artist
Charles Aubry French, 1811-1877

A Parisian trained as an industrial designer, Charles Aubry was among those early advocates of photography who recognized its potential as an aid to art and design. Noting the inadequacy of the didactic tools used by academies and schools, Aubry wrote in the introduction to his Studies of Leaves (1864), which he presented to the Prince Impérial, ". . . in order to facilitate the study of nature, I caught it in the act, and I hereby offer to workers some models that may increase our productivity in the industrial arts . . . ." But he added significantly that he hoped his was a "revitalizing work," noting that apprentices should consider not only their future work, but also "that which develops the soul and the best sentiments, that is, beauty and truth."
	While Aubry's works owe their origin to their practical intent, they are clearly imbued with a beauty and personality that reflects the artist's distinctive subjects and style. Today they are valued, not as study aids, but as works of art entirely on their own merits, on a par with those of predecessor Adolphe Braun. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 34.6 x 24.6 cm (13 5/8 x 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 48.1 x 31.7 cm (18 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in negative: "ch.aubry/126"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   1996-11-24T05:00:00
	<i>Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, March 1 - May 14, 1989: "Year in Review 1988," CMA Bulletin, 76 (February 1989), p. 69, no. 28.', 'opening_date': '1989-03-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."', 'opening_date': '1997-02-02T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 89
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.86/1988.86_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.86/1988.86_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.86/1988.86_full.tif