[La Nouvel Opera de Paris, Bronzes, Candalabras, Lusteres, Torcheres—Appliques—Lampadaires]

Artist Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)

Dateca. 1866-1875

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 15 3/16 × 11 1/16 inches (38.58 × 28.1 cm)
Mount: 24 11/16 × 17 1/2 inches (62.71 × 44.45 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2026.39.2

Signednone

InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black type: "3"; On mount recto, bottom, in black type: “LE NOUVEL OPERA DE PARIS / BRONZES / DUCHER et Cie, Editeurs. / Durandelle, Photographe.”.

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper right, in pencil: “4. / 15333”

On View

Not on view

Terms

DescriptionImage of a multi-tiered chandelier with a crown-like finial at the top and clusters of candle-style lights below. The light fixture is densely decorated with hanging crystals, beads, and intricate metalwork.Provenance

Provenance

With Galerie Texbraun;

Private collection [1];

With Vintage Works, Ltd., by 2025;

Purchased from Vintage Works, Ltd., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2026.

NOTES:

[1] This work was offered for sale at In Focus: 19th Century Photographs, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, TX, September 28, 2021, lot 30057, but did not sell.

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