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Artists›Édouard Baldus

Édouard Baldus

1813–1889

WA-00018620

Grünebach, Germany

PhotographyPhotography

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WikidataQ71244

MoMA

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/308
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/edouard-baldus
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Édouard Baldus was a French photographer who used large-format calotype and collodion processes to document architectural monuments, railway infrastructure, and Mediterranean landscapes with engineering precision and aesthetic rigor. Active from the 1840s onward, his systematic surveys of French cultural heritage established photography as a dual instrument of technical record and visual inquiry. His work influenced the trajectory of documentary photography across nineteenth-century Europe.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artworks (7)

Chemin de fer de Toulouse à Bayonne. Pont de l'Aran (en trois arches de 17m d'ouverture chacune). Situation des travaux au 21 juillet 1861

1861 · albumen print from collodion negative

Image: 31.1 x 43.2 cm (12 1/4 x 17 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris

1860 · albumen print from collodion negative

Image: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Paper: 21.5 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Mounted: 32.6 x 43.5 cm (12 13/16 x 17 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône

1855 · albumen print from collodion negative

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.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Louvre, Façade rue de Rivoli, Paris

1855 · albumen print

Image: 28 x 21.8 cm (11 x 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 39.9 x 29.9 cm (15 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Amiens

1855 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Church at Auvers

1855 · salted paper print from waxed paper negative

Image: 33.4 x 43.7 cm (13 1/8 x 17 3/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Notre-Dame, Paris

1852 · salted paper

Image: 29.5 x 44.7 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

7 published of 40 catalogued · 36 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
+ 2 more sources · 33 catalogued, not yet published

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14 entries · 2 sources

Notre-Dame, Paris
1852 · Cleveland · 5 prov
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Church at Auvers
1855 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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Louvre, Façade rue de Rivoli, Paris
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris
1860 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Lyon. Viaduc du Rhône
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Chemin de fer de Toulouse à Bayonne. Pont de l'Aran (en trois arches de 17m d'ouverture chacune). Situation des travaux au 21 juillet 1861
1861 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Amiens
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cleveland Museum of Art

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