Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837-1900)

"Près de la Reine Blanche", Fontainebleau, 1860s

Salt print from a paper negative

20.0 x 25.9 cm

This leporine boulder nestled among the bushes deep in the forest of Fontainebleau would have attracted the observant painter or photographer. Reine Blanche (Snow White) was the twisted, hollow oak tree named by Barbizon painters. It was a readily identifiable landmark in many Barbizon landscapes of the forest.

Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837-1900)
Trees, late 1850s
Albumen print from a paper negative
26.2 x 20.1 cm mounted on 41.3 x 34.8 cm card
Numbered "3" in the negative

Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837-1900)
Pathway in the Forest of Fontainebleau, October 1862
Salt print from a paper negative
19.8 x 25.8 cm, ruled in pencil, mounted on 39.5 x 52.2 cm paper
Numbered "N. 168" and dated "8br 62" in pencil on mount

Provenance
Harry Lunn; Jay McDonald

Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837-1900)
"Parc de Courances, nids de corbeaux", 1860s
Salt print
25.5 x 33.6 cm mounted on 53.5 x 71.0 cm paper
Numbered "266" in the negative. Titled in pencil on mount

Provenance
John Chandler Bancroft, Rhode Island; Gustave J. S. White Co. Auctioneers, Rhode Island, 1989; A New England antiques dealer; Private collector, 1989

Exhibition
Reinventing Nature: Art in the Forest of Fontainebleau, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 18-May 19, 2013.

Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1837-1900)
"Achicourt, près Arras, Janvier, 1866", 1866
Albumen print
34.3 x 25.4 cm mounted on 70.8 x 54.9 cm paper
Numbered "322" by the photographer in the negative

Provenance
John Chandler Bancroft, Rhode Island; Gustave J. S. White Co. Auctioneers, Rhode Island,1989; A New England antiques dealer; Private collector, 1989