Paul Nadar

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Paul Nadar
File:Paul Nadar, "Autoportrait au bureau de l'atelier, rue d'Anjou".jpg
1894 self-portrait by Nadar
Born8 February 1856
Died1 September 1939 (aged 83)
Paris, France
OccupationPhotographer
FatherNadar
RelativesVictor Tournachon (grandfather)

Paul Nadar (8 February 1856 – 1 September 1939) was a French photographer and the son of Nadar, who was also a photographer, and the grandson of Victor Tournachon, who was a printer and bookseller.

Life

Nadar was born on 8 February 1856 in Paris.[1] He appointed by his father to be manager of the latter's studio in Paris 1874. The two men had a difficult relationship, being estranged for a period, but later collaborated on the world's first photo interview – Nadar senior conducting the interview while Paul took photographs — of Michel-Eugène Chevreul.[2][3] As of 1 April 1895, his father turned over the Paris Nadar Studio to Paul. His father moved to Marseille, returning to Paris 3 January 1909 he returned to Paris.[4] The older Nadar died on 20 March 1910, aged 89. The studio continued under the direction of Paul Nadar.[5] Paul died on 1 September 1939 in Paris.[1]

File:Lucy Arbell photographed by Paul Nadar.jpg
Photograph of Lucy Arbell by Paul Nadar, c. 1909

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Paul Nadar". Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. "Paul Nadar (French, 1856 – 1939) (Getty Museum)". getty.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ""Le Journal Illustré" Publishes the First Photo-Interview : History of Information". historyofinformation.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. Nadar, Félix (6 November 2015). When I Was a Photographer. Translated by Cadava, Eduardo; Theodoratou, Liana (1st English translation ed.). MIT Press. pp. 234–235. ISBN 9780262330725. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. "Paul Nadar", Getty Museum