Felice Beato (1832-1909) - Vue d’un magasin de curiosité à Yokohama, 1868. Épreuve photographique sur papier albuminé colorié à la main. Legs Henri Cernuschi, 1896. M.C. 4621C © Felice Beato © Paris Musées / Musée Cernuschi
Felice Beato et le Japon, photographies de la collection Cernuschi
26/09/2023 - 17/12/2023
Musée Cernuschi
7 avenue Vélasquez
75008 Paris
https://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/
Felice Beato (1832-1909) is an Italian photographer, naturalised English, known for his war photographs and particularly for his swift technical execution. He joined the English artist Charles Wirgman (1832-1891) in Yokohama in 1863, where they both founded a photographic studio. The same year, they followed the Swiss diplomat Aimé Humbert (1819-1900) who had been sent to Japan to negotiate a treaty, which allowed them to visit Edo, the capital, closed to foreigners at this time. In addition to his landscapes views and famous places, Beato photographed genre scenes and portraits, mainly in settings reconstructed in his studio. These photographs were hand-coloured by Japanese artists since 1868, emphasizing certain details of clothing or objects. His success is notably attributed to the sale of two photographic albums in 1868: he was the first photographer to introduce this format in Japan. The Cernuschi collection contains original prints from these albums.
Musée Cernuschi
7 avenue Vélasquez
75008 Paris
https://www.cernuschi.paris.fr/
Felice Beato (1832-1909) is an Italian photographer, naturalised English, known for his war photographs and particularly for his swift technical execution. He joined the English artist Charles Wirgman (1832-1891) in Yokohama in 1863, where they both founded a photographic studio. The same year, they followed the Swiss diplomat Aimé Humbert (1819-1900) who had been sent to Japan to negotiate a treaty, which allowed them to visit Edo, the capital, closed to foreigners at this time. In addition to his landscapes views and famous places, Beato photographed genre scenes and portraits, mainly in settings reconstructed in his studio. These photographs were hand-coloured by Japanese artists since 1868, emphasizing certain details of clothing or objects. His success is notably attributed to the sale of two photographic albums in 1868: he was the first photographer to introduce this format in Japan. The Cernuschi collection contains original prints from these albums.