Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012760Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône
About the Artwork
Edouard Baldus, one of the greatest French architectural photographers, documented many of the engineering projects and economic growth that accompanied the construction of the railroads in France. Bridges and viaducts were examples of advancing engineering technology and critical structures for commerce. In this view by Baldus, the viaduct’s repeating arches form a soothing rhythm suggestive of classical balance and symmetry at odds with its modern role.
Inscriptions
Imprinted in black ink on recto of mount: “LYON. VIADUC DU RHÔNE”; Written in black ink on recto of mount: “E. Baldus”
Provenance
Harry Lunn, Washington, D.C., sold to Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY ?-2022: Michael Mattis & Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art March 7, 2022-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)
- Date
- c. 1860
- Medium
- albumen print from collodion negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 22.8 x 42.5 cm (9 x 16 3/4 in.); Paper: 22.8 x 42.5 cm (9 x 16 3/4 in.); Mounted: 45.7 x 60.9 cm (18 x 24 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
- Accession no.
- 2022.33
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