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Place de la Bastille, Paris
1947 · Gelatin silver print
Image: 23 x 16.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Marcel Bovis
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WA-00033148
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Marcel Bovis was a French photographer active from the 1930s through the postwar period, known for his lyrical black-and-white compositions of urban landscapes and architectural fragments. Working primarily in gelatin silver print, he developed a distinctly poetic approach to documentary photography that emphasized light, shadow, and the geometric relationships within industrial and vernacular structures. His work bridges the aesthetic concerns of humanist photography and the formal investigations of the European avant-garde.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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5 published of 7 catalogued · 4 with image
- The Met3 published
- MoMA2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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