Frédéric Boissonnas (Swiss, 1858-1944) Le Theatre Guignol, 1899 Gelatin silver 16-1/2 x 23 inches (41.9 x 58.4 cm) T...
Auction amount: $500.00
Sold: Oct 27, 2016
Frédéric Boissonnas (Swiss, 1858-1944)
Also known as: Boisonnas, Fred; Boissonais, Fred; Boissonnas, Fred; Boissonnas, Frederic; Boissonnas, Frederick; Bouasonas, Phrent
Birth Place: Geneva (Geneva canton, Switzerland)Biography:
Boissonnas learned photography in Stuttgart from a photographer named Kohler, around 1878. He then studied with another photographer named Brandseph in Budapest, Hungary. In 1888, Boissonnas took over his father, Henri-Antoine Boissonnas', portrait studio in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1901, Boissonnas set up a studio in Paris, called "Taponnier de Rheims", buying another photography studio in Lyon in 1902. He then entered into a partnership with Fritz Eggler who ran a studio in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 1903, he bought the Nadar Studio in Marseille. Boissonnas was known for his photographs of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and Nubia, now Sudan and Egypt.
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