Jean Garrigues (XIX) - Bédouine

Circa 1880, 19x25 cm.
"Bedouin", a very beautiful portrait by Eugène Michel (late 19th/early 20th century).
Superb albumen print, in very good condition, free (not mounted, rare), and a very fine preservation of contrasts, grey tones and levels of detail.
Labeled and signed in the negative.

Jean Garrigues was active in Tunisia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, in a context of photographic growth linked to the protectorate and the development of tourism. A photographer and publisher, he produced urban views, scenes of life, and portraits distributed as prints and postcards.
His work is characterized by clear lighting and composition, attentive to architecture, markets, and local figures, through a production that is both documentary and commercial.
Small Conservatoire PR, not to be missed.

It will be shipped with its slipcase and its neutral pH cardboard backing (ideal for a collection in good condition).