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With a keen sense for light and character, he creates portraits that are more than mere likenesses. His photographs blend technical innovation with profound humanity.


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Nadar

France · 1820–1910 · Photography · 483 artworks found
With a keen sense for light and character, he creates portraits that are more than mere likenesses. His photographs blend technical innovation with profound humanity. more about the artist
Nadar
1820–1910
Born 1820 (Rue Saint-Honoré)
Died 1910 (Avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt)
Nationality France
Epochs Photography
Genre portrait
Profession photographer, cartoonist, caricaturist, writer, journalist, draftsperson, graphic artist
Family
Father: Victor Tournachon
Spouse: Ernestine Nadar
Child: Paul-Armand
Notable works Nadars Porträtfoto von Sarah Bernhardt (1864), Portrait of Ernestine Nadar, the artist's wife, wearing fur stole, M. le comte de Morny (d'après une photographie de Nadar) BOYER 1901, Gioacchino Rossini (1850), Eugène de Stadler (1850)
Museums Wien Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago
Nadar

Nadar

    April 5, 1820   -   March 20, 1910

Gaspard-Felix Tournachon alias Nadar was one of the first portrait photographers. His path began in Lyon, France, where he left his medical studies to become a journalist. In 1839 he moved back to his birthplace Paris. At first he could not make a good career decision. He tried his hand at drawing, theater and also in industry until he created the satirical magazine "La Revue Comique" in 1849, in which he opposed the Paris Commune with different artists by means of illustrations. One of the artists was his half-brother Adrien alias Nadar jeune, who had previously been trained as a painter Picot through Nadar's connections.

At the age of 34 he married Ernestine who was 16 years younger. In the same year he devoted himself to photography. His attention was focused on the psychological recording of his models. "In order to produce an intimate image and not just a banal portrait, the result of sheer coincidence, you have to put yourself in the model's shoes, you have to capture her thoughts and even her character," Nadar describes to explain his working method. To do this, Nadar sometimes talked for hours until the model took on a more relaxed posture. At the time, this was not particularly easy, as the model had to remain in front of the lens for a few seconds. For this purpose, he also used accessories that helped the model to rest but were invisible in the picture. His clientele consisted mainly of prominent writers, some of whom he was friends with.

At the battle of Solferino Nadar took the first aerial photographs. For this he constructed a propeller airship, which inspired Jules Verne to write his novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon". Four years later, Nadar and his wife travelled in the airship from Paris to Hanover, but it crashed, so that both he and his wife had to go to hospital with serious injuries. Nevertheless he loved aviation so much that in the same year he became president of the newly founded "Société d'encouragement de la navigation aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'air", which promoted the construction of flying machines. He finally achieved fame through his long exposures in the Paris catacombs.

His only son Paul followed in his father's footsteps and took over the studio after his death.

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Gustave Courbet, ca 1866.
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Portrait of Claude Monet, 1901
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[Standing Female Nude], 1860-61.
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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in c...
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The brothers Edmond de Goncourt ...
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Henri Becquerel, French physicis...
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Edmond de Goncourt (1822-96) fro...
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Portrait of Jean Charles Deburau...
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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in t...
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French composer Jacques Offenbac...
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Mikhail Bakunin, Russian revolut...
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Portrait of Claude Monet, c.1899...
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Portrait of Edouard Manet , 1874
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Studio of Nadar at 35 Boulevard ...
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[Seated Model, Partially Draped]...
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Portrait of Alexandre Dumas pere...
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Sarah Bernhardt as 'Phedre' by J...
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Élie-Louis, duc Decazes French s...
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Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) sea...
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Interior of Catacombs, Paris, 1861
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[Draped Standing Nude], 1856-59.
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Portrait of Isaac Pereire
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Claude Debussy, French composer,...
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Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie...
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Cover of “” The Fun Journal””
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Cartoon on the work of Hector Be...
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Mr. Sax is wounded by the black ...
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Hector Berlioz, French Romantic ...
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Guiseppe Verdi, 1860 (photogravure)
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Charles-Auguste de Bériot (b/w p...
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Alexandre Dumas père 1802-1870, ...
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Alexander Dumas
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Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
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Portrait of Charles Garnier, arc...
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Sarah Bernhardt, French actress,...
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Claude Debussy 1862-1918, French...
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Theophile Gautier, 1855 (photogr...
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Claude Debussy, c.1908
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Toujours Bonne!, a maid handing ...
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Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, ...
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Mime: Charles Deburau (1829-1873...
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Jules Massenet, French composer,...
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Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921, F...
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Anatole France, French poet, jou...
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Jules Massenet 1842-1912, French...
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Jacques Offenbach (1819-80), Ger...
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Maria Surovshchikova-Petipa, Rus...
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Portrait of George Sand (Aurore ...
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Charles Baudelaire 1821-1867
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Portrait of Gustav Eiffel (1823-...
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Portrait of the Painter Honorè D...
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Charles Baudelaire, 1855 (photog...
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Tsar Alexander III of Russia wit...
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Portrait of Gustave Courbet, pai...
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Portrait of Jules Michelet, hist...
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Eugene Viollet Le Duke, c.1870-1...
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Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt 1844...
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Portrait of Honore Balzac (1799 ...
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Portrait of Eugène Delacroix
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George Sand, French author, 1864
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Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri, 1855-...
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Portrait of Eugène Trutat, 1875
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Jules (Emile Frederic) Massenet ...
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[Nadar with His Wife, Ernestine,...
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Edouard-Rene Laboulaye (1811-83)...
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Portrait of Gioachino Rossini, c...
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Alice Monet (1844-1911) 1899 (si...
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Alexandre Dumas père (1802–1870)
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Cover of “” The Fun Journal””
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Charles Garnier, 1867 (photograv...
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Le Journal Fun
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Portrait of Claude Debussy (Sain...
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Portrait of Adelina Patti, sopra...
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Cartoon on the work of Hector Be...
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Interior of Le Géant Inflating, ...
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Antoine Gustave Droz French writ...
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portrait of Jules Verne (1828-19...
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Portrait of Alexandre Dumas by N...
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Portrait of Hector Berlioz, musi...
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About the artist

Nadar
Nadar
1820–1910
Born1820 (Rue Saint-Honoré)
Died1910 (Avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt)
NationalityFrance
EpochsPhotography
Genreportrait
Professionphotographer, cartoonist, caricaturist, writer, journalist, draftsperson, graphic artist
Family
Father: Victor Tournachon
Spouse: Ernestine Nadar
Child: Paul-Armand
Notable worksNadars Porträtfoto von Sarah Bernhardt (1864), Portrait of Ernestine Nadar, the artist's wife, wearing fur stole, M. le comte de Morny (d'après une photographie de Nadar) BOYER 1901, Gioacchino Rossini (1850), Eugène de Stadler (1850)
MuseumsWien Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago

Gaspard-Felix Tournachon alias Nadar was one of the first portrait photographers. His path began in Lyon, France, where he left his medical studies to become a journalist. In 1839 he moved back to his birthplace Paris. At first he could not make a good career decision. He tried his hand at drawing, theater and also in industry until he created the satirical magazine "La Revue Comique" in 1849, in which he opposed the Paris Commune with different artists by means of illustrations. One of the artists was his half-brother Adrien alias Nadar jeune, who had previously been trained as a painter Picot through Nadar's connections.

At the age of 34 he married Ernestine who was 16 years younger. In the same year he devoted himself to photography. His attention was focused on the psychological recording of his models. "In order to produce an intimate image and not just a banal portrait, the result of sheer coincidence, you have to put yourself in the model's shoes, you have to capture her thoughts and even her character," Nadar describes to explain his working method. To do this, Nadar sometimes talked for hours until the model took on a more relaxed posture. At the time, this was not particularly easy, as the model had to remain in front of the lens for a few seconds. For this purpose, he also used accessories that helped the model to rest but were invisible in the picture. His clientele consisted mainly of prominent writers, some of whom he was friends with.

At the battle of Solferino Nadar took the first aerial photographs. For this he constructed a propeller airship, which inspired Jules Verne to write his novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon". Four years later, Nadar and his wife travelled in the airship from Paris to Hanover, but it crashed, so that both he and his wife had to go to hospital with serious injuries. Nevertheless he loved aviation so much that in the same year he became president of the newly founded "Société d'encouragement de la navigation aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'air", which promoted the construction of flying machines. He finally achieved fame through his long exposures in the Paris catacombs.

His only son Paul followed in his father's footsteps and took over the studio after his death.



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