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Robert Demachy (1859-1936)  

Aliases: Leon Robert Demachy
Professions: Photographer

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Biography

(b St Germain-en-Laye, 7 July 1859; d Hennequeville, Normandy, 29 Dec 1936). French photographer, writer and theorist. He was from a banking family and was financially secure, which enabled him to devote all his time to photography from 1880 to 1914. He was especially interested in the gum bichromate printing process, which could be easily hand tinted, and in which he achieved remarkably subtle effects. He tackled all the genres: oriental scenes, nudes, dancers (e.g. ... (view more)

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