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The 100 Most Famous Nadar Paintings, Each One of a Kind

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In short

Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870) (1855) is the Nadar painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the Clevelandské muzeum umění, Cleveland. After it, the eye goes to Sarah Bernhardt (1864) and [Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou (1889). Among the 261 works of Nadar in our catalog, these 100 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.

1820 – 1910, Paříž Pictorialism Nejvíce děl: J. Paul Getty Museum

Top 10 paintings by Nadar, through the gallery's eye

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Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870) (1855) od Nadar

Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)

1855 · Black and White Photography · Clevelandské muzeum umění, Cleveland

This arresting black and white portrait offers us an intimate encounter with Alexandre Dumas père, the celebrated author whose pen spun tales of adventure and romance across Europe. Taken in 1855 by the masterful lens of Nadar, this photograph transcends a mere likeness; it is a carefully preserved moment of intellectual repose. The composition centers on Dumas’s upper torso, presenting him with an air that is both formal for its…

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Sarah Bernhardt (1864) od Nadar

Sarah Bernhardt

1864 · Acrylic On Canvas · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Félix Nadar’s “Sarah Bernhardt,” captured in 1864, transcends the conventional portrait and becomes a profound study of presence—a frozen moment of theatrical intensity. More than simply a likeness, it's an intimate revelation of the legendary actress herself, radiating both vulnerability and formidable strength. The photograph, executed with the meticulous precision characteristic of Nadar’s work, offers a rare glimpse into Bernhardt’s carefully constructed stage persona, yet simultaneously hints at the woman…

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[Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou (1889) od Nadar

[Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou

1889 · Acrylic On Canvas · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Gaspard Félix Tournachon's photograph, "Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou’s ‘Theodora’," transcends a simple portrait; it’s a frozen moment of theatrical power and profound emotional resonance. Executed in 1889, this albumen print captures the legendary actress at the height of her career, embodying the formidable figure of Byzantine empress Theodora within Victorien Sardou's dramatic play. Tournachon, already a master of capturing fleeting expressions and atmospheric detail, here utilizes…

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Paul and His Dog (1865) od Nadar

Paul and His Dog

1865 · Black and White Photography · J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

In the quiet, silvered depths of Gaspard Félix Tournachon’s 1865 masterpiece, “Paul and His Dog,” we encounter a scene that transcends the boundaries of mere photography to become a profound meditation on the human condition. Captured during a period of immense historical upheaval, this work serves as an intimate window into a moment of stillness amidst the encro

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Égouts De Paris (1861) od Nadar

Égouts De Paris

1861 · Black and White Photography

We are looking at Égouts De Paris, a work produced by Nadar in 1861. This photograph captures the subterranean reality of Paris, France, focusing specifically on the city's sewer system. It is a rare glimpse into a space that remained hidden from the public eye during the mid-nineteenth century.

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Pierrot the Photographer (1854) od Nadar

Pierrot the Photographer

1854 · Acrylic On Canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paříž

Félix Nadar’s “Pierrot the Photographer,” created in 1854, isn't merely a portrait; it’s a meticulously constructed tableau vivant—a staged scene brimming with quiet observation and subtle commentary on the burgeoning world of photography. The image immediately draws the eye to Pierrot, a figure both familiar and unsettlingly modern, holding a camera poised as if capturing not just a likeness but an essence. He embodies the nascent spirit of the photographer…

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Claude Debussy (1908) od Nadar

Claude Debussy

1908

A Glimpse into Genius: Felix Nadar's Portrait of Claude Debussy This striking vintage photograph captures the renowned composer Claude Debussy in 1908, immortalized by the celebrated photographer Félix Nadar. More than just a likeness, this portrait offers a window into the soul of a musical innovator and reflects the burgeoning field of photography at the turn of the century. The image presents Debussy in a three-quarter view, his gaze directly…

Nadar's famous paintings, numbers 11 to 100

11Gustave Doré (1855) od NadarGustave Doré1855 12Charles Baudelaire (1855) od NadarCharles Baudelaire1855 13Alexander Dumas Père (1855) od NadarAlexander Dumas Père1855 14Honoré Daumier (1855) od NadarHonoré Daumier1855 15Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1855) od NadarJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot1855 16Félix Nadar (1854) od NadarFélix Nadar1854 17Pierrot pleading (1854) od NadarPierrot pleading1854 18Gustave Courbet (1850) od NadarGustave Courbet1850 19Charles Deburau, Pierrot listening (1855) od NadarCharles Deburau, Pierrot listening1855 20Gustave Doré (1855) od NadarGustave Doré1855 21Charles Baudelaire (1855) od NadarCharles Baudelaire1855 22Pierrot Climbing Through a Window (1854) od NadarPierrot Climbing Through a Window1854 23Félix Nadar Indian like (1863) od NadarFélix Nadar Indian like1863 24Sarah Bernhardt in the Role of Junie in "Britannicus" by Jean Racine (1860) od NadarSarah Bernhardt in the Role of Junie in "Britannicus" by Jean Racine1860 25Michail Bakunin (1860) od NadarMichail Bakunin1860 26Mikhail Bakunin (1860) od NadarMikhail Bakunin1860 27Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 28Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 29Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 30Théophile Gautier (1857) od NadarThéophile Gautier1857 31Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 32Paul Nadar (1862) od NadarPaul Nadar1862 33Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 34Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 35Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 36Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 37Self-Portrait (1860) od NadarSelf-Portrait1860 38Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 · Julius Böhler AG 39Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 40Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 41Hermaphrodite (1860) od NadarHermaphrodite1860 42Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 43Self Portrait (1860) od NadarSelf Portrait1860 44Mikhail Bakunin in the Middle of His Career (1860) od NadarMikhail Bakunin in the Middle of His Career1860 45Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 46Égouts De Paris (1861) od NadarÉgouts De Paris1861 47Catacombes De Paris (1861) od NadarCatacombes De Paris1861 48Charles Baudelaire (1862) od NadarCharles Baudelaire1862 49Hermaphrodite (1860) od NadarHermaphrodite1860 50Hermaphrodite (1860) od NadarHermaphrodite1860 51Nadar Lying On A Bench With A Cat (1860) od NadarNadar Lying On A Bench With A Cat1860 52Gustave Courbet (1860) od NadarGustave Courbet1860 53Self Portrait in American Indian Costume (1863) od NadarSelf Portrait in American Indian Costume1863 54Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1860) od NadarPierre-Joseph Proudhon1860 55Gustave Courbet (1860) od NadarGustave Courbet1860 56Seated Model, Partially Draped (1859) od NadarSeated Model, Partially Draped1859 57Gioacchino Rossini (1857) od NadarGioacchino Rossini1857 58Gioacchino Rossini (1856) od NadarGioacchino Rossini1856 59Gustave Doré (1867) od NadarGustave Doré1867 60Sarah Bernhardt (1865) od NadarSarah Bernhardt1865 61Alphonse Daudet (1866) od NadarAlphonse Daudet1866 62Edouard Manet (1867) od NadarEdouard Manet1867 63George Sand (1870) od NadarGeorge Sand1870 64Victor Hugo (1870) od NadarVictor Hugo1870 65Victor Hugo (1870) od NadarVictor Hugo1870 66George Sand (1864) od NadarGeorge Sand1864 67Gustave Flaubert (1869) od NadarGustave Flaubert1869 68George Sand (1870) od NadarGeorge Sand1870 69George Sand (1864) od NadarGeorge Sand1864 70George Sand (1865) od NadarGeorge Sand1865 71Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1865) od NadarPierre-Joseph Proudhon1865 72Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1877) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1877 73Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1877) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1877 74Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1878) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1878 75Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1878) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1878 76Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1878) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1878 77Duchesse Marguerita De Madrid (1878) od NadarDuchesse Marguerita De Madrid1878 78La Grande-duchesse De Toscane Et La Duchesse De Madrid (1878) od NadarLa Grande-duchesse De Toscane Et La Duchesse De Madrid1878 79Sarah Bernhardt as Dona Sol in 'Hernani' (1877) od NadarSarah Bernhardt as Dona Sol in 'Hernani'1877 80Carlist Claimant Carlos VII (centre, bearded) with Members of His General Staff and Soldiers During the Third Carlist War, Probably near Tolosa (1875) od NadarCarlist Claimant Carlos VII (centre, bearded) with Members of His General Staff and Soldiers During the Third Carlist War, Probably near Tolosa1875 81Jules Verne (1878) od NadarJules Verne1878 82Edmond De Goncourt (1877) od NadarEdmond De Goncourt1877 83Édouard Manet (1880) od NadarÉdouard Manet1880 84Emile Zola (1885) od NadarEmile Zola1885 85Gustave Doré Photographed at His Deathbed (1883) od NadarGustave Doré Photographed at His Deathbed1883 86Sarah Bernhardt (1880) od NadarSarah Bernhardt1880 87Gustave Doré (1883) od NadarGustave Doré1883 88Honoré Daumier (1884) od NadarHonoré Daumier1884 89Victor Hugo (1885) od NadarVictor Hugo1885 90Sarah Bernhardt as Floria Tosca in Sardou's Play 'La Tosca' ( act 1) (1887) od NadarSarah Bernhardt as Floria Tosca in Sardou's Play 'La Tosca' ( act 1)1887 91Jane Pierny Dans Champignol Au Théâtre Des Nouveautés (1892) od NadarJane Pierny Dans Champignol Au Théâtre Des Nouveautés1892 92Alphonse Daudet (1891) od NadarAlphonse Daudet1891 93Alexander III., With Xenia, Olga, the Tsarevich Nikolaj, Georg, Michael and the Tsarina Marie (1886) od NadarAlexander III., With Xenia, Olga, the Tsarevich Nikolaj, Georg, Michael and the Tsarina Marie1886 94Paul Nadar, Photographie Prise Le 26 Décembre 1888 (1888) od NadarPaul Nadar, Photographie Prise Le 26 Décembre 18881888 95Charles Gounod (1890) od NadarCharles Gounod1890 96Auguste Rodin (1891) od NadarAuguste Rodin1891 97Franz Liszt (1886) od NadarFranz Liszt1886 98Stéphane Mallarmé (1890) od NadarStéphane Mallarmé1890 99Guy De Maupassant (1888) od NadarGuy De Maupassant1888 100Guy De Maupassant (1888) od NadarGuy De Maupassant1888

Nadar's famous paintings, period by period

The subjects that held Nadar's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

The museums that keep Nadar's originals

4 muzea, v nichž je umístěno nejvíce obrazů z této stránky.

Muzea Město Díla autora Nadar Obrazy z tohoto seznamu
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesJ. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles 3 Sarah Bernhardt, [Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou, Paul and His Dog
Clevelandské muzeum umění, ClevelandClevelandské muzeum umění Cleveland 1 Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)
Musée d'Orsay, PařížMusée d'Orsay Paříž 1 Pierrot the Photographer
Julius Böhler AG Starnberg 1 Égouts De Paris

Nadar across the decades: one unique original for each

Díla podle dekád

Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.

Nadar's paintings: questions for the gallery

What is the single most famous work of Nadar?Reveal the answer

Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870) (1855), Clevelandské muzeum umění, Cleveland. Sarah Bernhardt (1864) and [Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou (1889) come next.

At what age did Nadar create Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)?Reveal the answer

35 years old: Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870) dates from 1855, and Nadar was born in 1820.

Which ten paintings by Nadar are the most famous?Reveal the answer

Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870), Sarah Bernhardt, [Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou, Paul and His Dog, Égouts De Paris, Pierrot the Photographer, portraits François Guizot, portraits Gioacchino Rossini, Eugène Viollet le Duc a Claude Debussy. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many works by Nadar are known?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 261 works by Nadar, dated from 1850 to 1908.

Where can the most famous Nadar originals be seen?Reveal the answer

Mostly in J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles), Clevelandské muzeum umění (Cleveland) a Musée d'Orsay (Paříž). The museum table above lists them all.

During which period did Nadar create the best-known paintings?Reveal the answer

In 1860s: 44 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Sarah Bernhardt among them.

Which famous Nadar painting is the earliest, and which the latest?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Gustave Courbet (1850) and the latest Claude Debussy (1908).

What subjects did Nadar favour?Reveal the answer

Photography (13), Portrait (11) a Victorian era (7), across the 100 works on this page.

What materials did Nadar paint with most?Reveal the answer

Black and White Photography, for 3 of the 100 works on this page.

Which movement does the work of Nadar belong to?Reveal the answer

Pictorialism, judging by the originals on this page.

What Nadar originals can I see at the J. Paul Getty Museum?Reveal the answer

Sarah Bernhardt, [Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou a Paul and His Dog: the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles holds 3 of the works on this page.

Where can I order a hand-painted Nadar reproduction?Reveal the answer

Yes, as a reproduction: the original stays in its museum, but any painting on this page can be painted by hand for you, made to order one at a time, from the painting's own page.

Nadar: a portrait of the artist

Félix Nadar: Pionýr fotografie

Raný život a počátky

  • Narozen: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon se narodil 5. dubna 1820 v Paříži (i když některé zdroje uvádějí Lyon).
  • Jeho otec, Victor Tournachon, byl tiskář a knihkupec.
  • Původně studoval medicínu, ale po otcově smrti musel kvůli finančním potížím studia opustit.
  • Nadar, jak se později proslavil, začal svou kariéru jako karikaturista a románopis, přičemž spolupracoval s různými novinami.

Od karikatury k fotografii

  • S experimentováním s fotografií začal kolem roku 1853.
  • Své první fotografické studio otevřel v roce 1854 na adrese 113 rue St. Lazare, později se v roce 1860 přestěhoval na 35 Boulevard des Capucines.
  • Rychle si získal uznání díky svým působivým a psychologicky hlubokým portrétům.
  • Odmítání konvencí: Nadar se vyhýbal bohatým kulisám, které byly v tehdejší portrétní fotografii běžné; upřednostňoval přirozené světlo a soustředění na osobnost modela.

Pionýrská letecká fotografie

  • V roce 1858 se Nadar stal prvním člověkem, kterému se podařilo pořídit letecké fotografie pomocí balónů.
  • Překonal technické výzvy spojené s vyvoláváním fotografických desek ve výšce tím, že vynalezl plyotěsnou bavlněnou krycí látku pro koše svých balónů.
  • <žli>Přednášel také inovace v oblasti umělé fotografie, zejména v Pařížských katakombách.
  • Le Géant: V roce 1863 si nechal postavit masivní balón s názvem „Le Géant“ (Obřad), který byl inspirací pro román Julese Vernea *Pět týdnů v balónu*.

Hlavní úspěchy a vlivy

  • Portrétní umění: Vyfotografoval mnoho významných postav, včetně Victora Hugo, Charlese Baudelaireho, Sarah Bernhardtové a Gustave Courbeta.
  • Během obléhání Paříže (1870–71) zřídil první leteckou poštovní službu na světě využívající let balonů.
  • V roce 1874 hostil ve svém studiu první impresionistickou výstavu, čímž poskytl klíčovou platformu začínajícím umělcům.
  • V roce 1886 publikoval to, co je považováno za první foto-rozhovor, ve kterém vystupoval chemik Michel Eugène Chevreul.

Pozdní život a odkaz

  • Mezi lety 1895 až 1909 provozoval své studio v Marseille.
  • Zemřel 20. března 1910 v Paříži a je pohřben na hřbitově Père Lachaise.
  • Po jeho smrti pokračoval ve správě studia jeho syn, Paul Nadar.
  • Quand j’étais photographe: Publikoval své paměti, ve kterých reflektoval svůj život a práci, což nabízí cenný pohled do éry 19. století fotografie.
  • Historický význam: Nadarovy inovativní techniky a umělecká vize hluboce ovlivnily vývoj fotografie jako umělecké formy. Jeho portréty zůstávají ikonickými reprezentacemi pařížských intelektuálních a uměleckých kruhů.

Všechna díla od Nadar: 261 →