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Vintage albumen print, signed and captioned in the plate, mounted on cardboard.
City Hall, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul LOUBERE (active 1860-1890).
The Paris City Hall was completely destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1882. The shot taken from the left bank in front of the Arcole bridge shows the extent of the damage: indeed, only a few sections of the facade remained.
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.
City Hall, Ruins of the Paris Commune, Paul LOUBERE c.1871
Vintage albumen print, signed and captioned in the plate, mounted on cardboard.
City Hall, Ruins of the Paris Commune by Paul LOUBERE (active 1860-1890).
The Paris City Hall was completely destroyed by fire and was rebuilt in 1882. The shot taken from the left bank in front of the Arcole bridge shows the extent of the damage: indeed, only a few sections of the facade remained.
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.