id:			154698
accession number:	1989.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.29
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:05.955000

Road in the Forest, 1860–1863. Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837–1900). Salted paper print from waxed paper negative; image: 25.8 x 19.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1989.29

title:				Road in the Forest
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creation date:			1860–1863
creation date earliest:		1860
creation date latest:		1863
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	salted paper print from waxed paper negative
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837–1900)  - artist
Eugène Cuvelier French, 1837 - 1900

A painter and photographer in Arras, Eugène Cuvelier focused on the natural landscape of Fontainebleau and its environs. His father, Adalbert, who also painted and photographed, taught Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot the process of cliché-verre, an early printmaking process based on sensitivity to light. The works of the father and son are often difficult to distinguish.
	Eugène expanded the link between photography and painting, producing a substantial series of calotypes of natural subjects in the style of the Barbizon School. A member of the Société française de photographie, he continued to use paper negatives at a late date, preferring their soft aesthetic result that suggested painting. The Cuveliers were also members of the Barbizon artistic community: At the wedding of Eugène to Louise Ganne, daughter of the celebrated innkeeper, Jean-François Millet and Théodore Rousseau took on the task of decoration and Corot served as best man. Today, Cuvelier's works are treasured for their direct portrayal of nature and the delicacy with which photography was adapted to the task. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 25.8 x 19.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on recto of mount: "6"; in pencil on verso: "7"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1989
	opening date:   1990-02-06T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1989</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).

	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).

	title:		Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection
	opening date:   2000-08-12T00:00:00
	<i>Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12, 2000-January 3, 2001).

	title:		Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2005-02-26T00:00:00
	<i>Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 26-June 16, 2005).

	title:		France at the Dawn of Photography
	opening date:   2009-10-04T00:00:00
	<i>France at the Dawn of Photography</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 4, 2009-January 24, 2010).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, July 10 - August 19, 1990: "The Camera," Classroom Level, no exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '1990-07-10T00:00:00'}

* {'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'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 12, 2000 - January 3, 2001.  "Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum\'s Collection."', 'opening_date': '2000-08-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 26 - June 16, 2005 . "Drawn with Light: Pioneering French Photography from the Cleveland Museum of Art".', 'opening_date': '2005-02-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/04/2009 - 01/24/2010); "France at the Dawn of Photography"', 'opening_date': '2009-10-04T00:00:00'}

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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. 136
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.29/1989.29_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.29/1989.29_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.29/1989.29_full.tif