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Robert Demachy

Robert Demachy

Artist

WA-00032325

PrintmakingPhotography

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

21

Works in Collection

25

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ956823 ULAN500030753

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/27819
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Robert Demachy was a French photographer and pioneering advocate of pictorialism, a movement that elevated photography to fine art status in the early twentieth century. Working primarily in gum bichromate and other hand-manipulated processes, he created soft-focus landscapes and figure studies that prioritized aesthetic effect over documentary precision. His technical innovations and writings shaped photographic practice across Europe and America, establishing photography as a legitimate medium for artistic expression rather than mechanical reproduction.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (21)

The Crowd

1910 · Oil pigment print

6 1/4 × 8 13/16" (15.9 × 22.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jack and His Dog

Jack and His Dog

1902 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 20.9 × 9.3 cm (8 1/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hedgerow under the snow. Villers

Hedgerow under the snow. Villers

1897 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 11.2 × 16 cm (4 7/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cranes

1895 · gum dichromate print

image: 16.2 × 23.1 cm (6 3/8 × 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 24.1 × 29.9 cm (9 1/2 × 11 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portret van een onbekende man

Portret van een onbekende man

1895 · photoaquatint on paper

width: 169 cm, height: 130 cm

Vrouw met een bloemenmand in een tuin met bloemen

Vrouw met een bloemenmand in een tuin met bloemen

height: 117 cm, width: 92 cm

Coin d'atelier

height: 115 cm, width: 91 cm

Jack, 8 Years old

Jack, 8 Years old

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

15.9 × 9.1 cm (6 5/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Miss S...

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 13.4 × 11.4 cm (5 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for a Nude

Study for a Nude

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 17.5 × 10.1 cm (6 15/16 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Behind the Scenes of the Opera

Behind the Scenes of the Opera

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 22 × 14.5 cm (8 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Girl

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: H.: 2214 cm (871 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 22.3 × 15.3 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Le Pont des Arts

Le Pont des Arts

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 12.2 × 16 cm (4 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twilight near Croissy

Twilight near Croissy

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 22 × 14.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La Lecture

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 22 × 13.5 cm (8 11/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madeleine

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 21.1 × 12.6 cm (8 5/16 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Child

Portrait of a Child

1879 · Hand-colored collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 12.2 × 16 cm (4 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Miss S...

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 21.8 × 16.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Trees in a Snowy Landscape

Three Trees in a Snowy Landscape

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 11.5 × 19.5 cm (4 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Girl

1879 · Collotype, from the portfolio "Robert Demachy"

Image/paper: 21 × 11.9 cm (8 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 22 catalogued · 22 with image

Art Institute Chicago
16 published16 img
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
Nga
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Vrouw met een bloemenmand in een tuin met bloemen
1889 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van een onbekende man
1895 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Coin d'atelier
1889 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Three Trees in a Snowy Landscape (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Trees in a Snowy Landscape (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937