Caption

Street corner in Menton, Coin de rue, à Menton, photomechanical print, photographer: Robert Demachy, Menton, cliché maker: Fillon & Heuse, printer (person): Charles Wittmann, Paris, c. 1891 - in or before 1896, printer (person), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, paper, photoaquatint, height 214 mm x width 166 mm, street, A narrow, muted street scene rendered in sepia tones shows tall, weathered buildings flanking a rough, uneven roadway; a decorative iron balcony projects from the upper left wall, and several recessed windows and doorways punctuate the facades. In the foreground two figures lean over a large wooden barrel lying on its side while another figure bends forward near a small bucket; farther down the street, a solitary figure stands near a corner. The ground is textured with patches of light and shadow, and the overall surface of the image has a grainy, worn appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B11_096

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (9.6Mb) / 12.8in x 16.5in / 3835 x 4949 (300dpi)

Keywords

Street corner Menton Coin de rue à Menton photomechanical print photographer Robert Demachy cliché maker Fillon & Heuse printer person Charles Wittmann Paris c 1891 - 1896 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur paper photoaquatint height 214 mm x width 166 mm street narrow muted street scene rendered sepia tones tall weathered buildings flanking rough uneven roadway decorative iron balcony projects upper left wall several recessed windows doorways punctuate facades foreground two figures lean large wooden barrel lying side another figure bends forward near small bucket farther down solitary figure stands near corner ground textured patches light shadow surface image grainy worn appearance