Auguste Maure
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Born | (1840-12-04)4 December 1840 Marseille, France |
Died | 3 March 1907(1907-03-03) (aged 66) Biskra, Algeria |
Nationality | French |
Other names | Joseph Augustin Maure |
Occupation | Photographer |
Known for | Photographs of landscapes and people from South Algeria |
Auguste Maure (4 December 1840 – 3 March 1907) was a French 19th-century photographer.
The "Photographie Saharienne" studio
Auguste Maure was an orientalist photographer who lived in Biskra (Algeria) from 1855 to 1907. He created the "Photographie Saharienne" studio in 1860 : the very first photography studio in south Algeria. Biskra is the queen of oases, a place where many artists (writers, painters and photographers) came in the 19th century to meet the particular climate, luminosity and landscapes of Sahara desert.
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Photographic production
Auguste Maure was active from 1860 to 1907 and took many photographs of landscapes and cities of south Algeria (El Kantara, Sidi Okba, Chetma, Tilatou, Tolga, Touggourt ...).
The members of the Ouled Naïl tribe, Berber dancers wearing incomparable costumes and covered by jewels, are often represented on Maure photographs very appreciated by the tourists.
The photos gallery
- Interior of Biskra - 1870
- Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1870
- A Bedouin bayt - Biskra - 1880
- "Si Mohamed Srir Ben Guanah - Biskra Caïd- 1880"
- Flute player - Biskra - 1875
- Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1875
- An old Algerian man - Biskra - 1875
- Ouled Naïl - Biskra - 1875
See also
- Orientalism
- List of Orientalist artists
External links
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- Luminous Lint - Auguste Maure
- Michel Megnin website on Algeria photography
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