Biography: Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

Biography: Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Robert Demachy (1859–1936) was a French Pictorial photographer of the late 19th and early 20th century. He is best known for his intensely manipulated prints that display a distinct painterly quality. He was influenced by the Impressionist painters and spent most of his time making photographs and developing his theories on photography, both technical and aesthetic. He wrote thousands of articles and several books on photography and was a strong proponent of techniques used to manipulate a photograph such as the gum bichromate process, oil transfers and scratching of the gelatine.

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy

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Pictorial photographer Robert Demachy


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