Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891)
Solar spectrum, c. 1848.
1/4 plate daguerreotype in original mount.
7.5 x 10.5 cm (view)

Provenance:
Alain Brieux bookshop.

Bibliography:
- Du (Fotografie der lange Weg zur Farbe), n°708, July-August 2000, p. 12.
- Ann Thomas, Beauty of Another Order: Photography in Science, New Haven, Yale University, 1997, p. 72 (variant from CNAM collection). 
- Collectif, Photographies. Histoires parallèles, Chalon-sur-Saône, Musée Nicéphore Niépce/Somogy, 2000, p. 23 (variant).
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Lot no. 4

Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891) Solar spectrum, c. 1848. 1/4 plate daguerreotype in original mount. 7.5 x 10.5 cm (view) Provenance: Alain Brieux bookshop. Bibliography: - Du (Fotografie der lange Weg zur Farbe), n°708, July-August 2000, p. 12. - Ann Thomas, Beauty of Another Order: Photography in Science, New Haven, Yale University, 1997, p. 72 (variant from CNAM collection). - Collectif, Photographies. Histoires parallèles, Chalon-sur-Saône, Musée Nicéphore Niépce/Somogy, 2000, p. 23 (variant).

Estimate
€10,000 - €15,000
Result
€12,800
Buyer's premium
28%
Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891) Solar spectrum, c. 1848. 1/4 plate daguerreotype in original mount. 7.5 x 10.5 cm (view) Provenance: Alain Brieux bookshop. Bibliography: - Du (Fotografie der lange Weg zur Farbe), n°708, July-August 2000, p. 12. - Ann Thomas, Beauty of Another Order: Photography in Science, New Haven, Yale University, 1997, p. 72 (variant from CNAM collection). - Collectif, Photographies. Histoires parallèles, Chalon-sur-Saône, Musée Nicéphore Niépce/Somogy, 2000, p. 23 (variant).
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