Vintage albumen print, signed and captioned in the plate, mounted on cardboard.
 Fort d'Issy, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul LOUBERE (active 1860-1890).
 The Issy fort, which protected Paris, gave its name to an emblematic battle of the Commune. This print depicts piles of stone blocks, wooden beams, and rubble. On these ruins, two Communards pose, their fists raised in a victory salute.
 During the Bloody Week of the Commune (May 21-28, 1871), numerous public buildings were set ablaze. For the first time, a major event in French history was captured by photographers who took to the streets to record the key moments of the Paris Commune. Photography preserved the reality of these moments, traces of which the nascent Third Republic would quickly erase.

Fort d'Issy, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul Loubère

Name: Fort d'Issy, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul Loubère
SKU: 1297

€280.00

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Vintage albumen print, signed and captioned in the plate, mounted on cardboard.

Fort d'Issy, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul LOUBERE (active 1860-1890).

The Issy fort, which protected Paris, gave its name to an emblematic battle of the Commune. This print depicts piles of stone blocks, wooden beams, and rubble. On these ruins, two Communards pose, their fists raised in a victory salute.

During the Bloody Week of the Commune (May 21-28, 1871), numerous public buildings were set ablaze. For the first time, a major event in French history was captured by photographers who took to the streets to record the key moments of the Paris Commune. Photography preserved the reality of these moments, traces of which the nascent Third Republic would quickly erase.