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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon(Félix Nadar)
Adrianna TaylorPhoto 2
1st Period
Portrait of Félix Nadar (1820-1910)
Unidentified Photographer
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Nadar: Facts
• Born April 6, 1820
• Died March 21, 1910
• Nationality: French, born and raised in Paris.
• Style: Photography, mainly focused on portraits.
• Preferred medium: salt and albumen print.
• Movement: Impressionism (1874)
Self Portrait
Nadar
Salt paper print
1856–58
Nadar: Bio
• Nadar was a writer, caricaturist (Le Charrivari), political activist, photographer, novelist, balloonist and mini inventor (Le Géant).
• Nadar inspired the character, Michael Ardan, in Jules Verne’s science fiction novel From the Earth to the Moon.
• One of the first to use and encourage artificial lighting in photographs. (Catacombs)
Disaster of the balloon "Le Géant"
Henry de Montaut
1863
Nadar: Bio con’t
• Was the first person to take aerial photographs in 1858.
• In 1955 the Prix Nadar award for photography in France was named after Nadar.
Nadar elevating Photography to Art
Honoré Daumier
Wood Engraving
Lithograph
May 26 1863
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
Nadar
Portrait
1864
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
Nadar
Portrait
1855
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Nadar
Portrait
1854
Jules Favre (1809-1880)
Nadar
Portrait
1865
Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin (aka George Sand) (1804-1876)
Nadar
Portrait
1864
Paul Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Nadar
Portrait
1855-1859
Léon Gambetta(1838-1882)
Nadar
Portrait
1870
Paris, 1866
Nadar
Aerial Image
Le Bris' flying machine
Nadar
1868
“Revolving”NadarSelf portrait1865
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Inspiration
• “The portrait I do best is of the person I know best.” — Félix Nadar, French Photographer
• On top of being the modern 19th-20th century Renaissance man, Nadar really took on what it means to be a true artist. In everything that he did he made it his own;
innovating and transforming it to become something new, different, and exciting. If he wasn’t drawing cartoons or writing novels, then he was taking photographs and inventing hot air balloons. I feel that Nadar was one of the few rare people to truly
be innately inspired. Every thing he created or attempted to create was strongly influenced by his passion to just create and explore. And if there is one external influence to Nadar’s inspiration it would be all around good natured curiosity. Having the ability to explore, discover, create, learn, and communicate I feel
inspired Félix Nadar and fueled his artistic drive.
Art Criticism
Description
• Photograph (Portrait)
• Sepia Tint
• Female subject
• Profile view
• Figure/subject is wrapped in cloth
• Only foreground and background
• Staged background
Analysis
• Form and lighting are the dominant qualities of this piece. Nadar was able to capture a nice range of values using minimum props. The subject’s profile view and slightly off centered position gives visual unity to the piece. The wrap allows for texture along with value and you get a sense of movement as the viewer unconsciously follows the subjects eyes.
Interpretation
• I am unclear if Nadar had any deeper meaning to this portrait besides displaying the subject as aesthetically pleasing as possible.
• However I feel that Nadar was aiming to create a clear image that gave calm and serene effect when gazed at.
Judgment
• I feel that this piece was successful because Nadar was able to portray the subject in an aesthetically pleasing manner through a carefully thought out and planned photograph.
• Allowing more than one elements and principles of art to influence his artistic decisions.
Questions
• What is the name of the novel that has a character inspired by Nadar?
• What medium did Nadar prefer to work in?
• What was the name of the balloon that Nadar built in 1863?
Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadar_%28photographer%29
• http://www.boerner.net/jboerner/?p=1785
• http://www.jmam.org/Wier%20Education/New%20pdf%20files/FourStepsinArtCriticismwebready.pdf
• http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/godwin/hoen_l/artinsight1/art1projects/art%20criticism.pdf
• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.propitchingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/question-mark.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.propitchingonline.com/%3Fattachment_id%3D12&usg=__Uf1KN85EfcGh0X_WxUR24xTuQeg=&h=848&w=566&sz=256&hl=en&start=0&sig2=m1eAf_KDA0QFP2tEpAnDHA&zoom=1&tbnid=luF87zNsavqymM:&tbnh=169&tbnw=120&ei=78BITceqMcH78Aa23fXyBg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dquestion%2Bmark%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D858%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=268&oei=9L5ITc3kMcqs8Abfn820Bg&esq=12&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=87&ty=99
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