Sunday, November 27, 2016

Portraits by Félix Nadar, 19th century II

Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora
1884
Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora
1884
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

There can hardly be a large museum in the world that lacks at least a few examples of the countless photographic studies of the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) made over the course of several decades by the great French photographer Félix Nadar (1820-1910).  


Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt
1877
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt
1877
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in Phèdre
1874
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Pierrot running
1854-55
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Félix Nadar
Pierrot laughing
1855
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Félix Nadar
Seated model
ca. 1856-59
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Félix Nadar
Standing model
ca. 1860-61
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Félix Nadar
Mlle Desclauzas, actress
1880s
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Jane Hading, actress
1880s
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Mlle Favart, actress
1870s
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Marthe Brandès, actress
1890s
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Félix Nadar
Lillie Langtry
1880s
Victoria & Albert Museum, London