Photographer Gabrielle Hébert (1853 – 1934) is the topic of a brand new exhibition on the Musée d’Orsay, close to to our accommodations, not only for her photographs taken over the course of 20 years, but additionally for her barely extraordinary life – for a begin, when she was 27 she married painter Ernest Hébert who was… 63 😲
Gabrielle Hébert began taking photographs in 1888 on the Villa Médicis (the French Academy in Rome), taking pictures virtually day by day. She had her personal darkroom put in so she may develop and retouch her work on-site, and the Villa was usually the principle topic of her photos.
Her husband, the director of the institution was additionally closely featured, and when the couple left Rome to return to France, Gabrielle stopped taking photographs totally, aside from photographs of him.
The exhibition exhibits a number of her photos – largely unique prints from the period measuring 9 x 12cm – protecting all the 20 years of her work, plus some enlargements taken from negatives that Gabrielle by no means developed.
You’ll additionally be capable to see a few of her private objects – photograph albums, diaries, glass plates and her cameras – along with drawings and work by her husband, Ernest Hébert.
Should you’d like to understand Gabrielle Hébert’s pretty work within the consolation of your house, a list of the exhibition (160 pages, round 29€) has simply been printed. You could find it right here at your native Amazon.
The exhibition Je photograph. Gabrielle Hébert – Loopy Love on the Villa Médicis is on the Musée d’Orsay (right here) from twenty eighth October – fifteenth February 2026
Open day by day besides Mondays from 9.30am-6pm (9.45 Thursdays)
Admission: 16€ / 13€ (12€ Thursday evening)
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