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HISTORY PETER LINDLEIN |
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Edouard
Baldus and his Secret ... revealed Young man from Grünebach, Master of Photography |
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| "Can I
confess that it makes me like my man Baldus a bit more..." "It’s discoveries like this that keep me reading my email." Malcolm
Daniel in 2010, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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| Profile | Birth House | |||||
| Name | Eduard Baldus; 1838 changed to Édouard Baldus |
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| Date of Birth | June 5th, 1813 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Grünebach, Duchy of Nassau (today Germany) | |||||
| Date of Death | Dec. 22nd, 1889 | |||||
| Place of Death | Arcueil-Cachan, France | |||||
| Countries of Residence | Sayn -Altenkirchen, part of Duchy of Nassau and assigned in1815 to Prussia (1813 -1837?) France (1838? - 1889) |
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| Professions | Bombardier, Counterfeiter, Painter, Photographer, Publisher | |||||
| Years active as Photographer | 1848-1880s | Grünebach, Kreis Altenkirchen (today) | ||||
| Main Themes | (Monumental) Architecture, incl. bridges and railway tracks and stations; landscapes; almost all in France | Baldus lived there during childhood and youth | ||||
| Oeuvre | (a few) 1000 of photos; published several albums and print portfolios | |||||
| Posthumous reputation | Considered as
first professional architectural photographer; renown and sought after in the international art market |
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 Biography of Edouard Baldus by Peter Lindlein: The secret of Edouard Baldus ... revealed |
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