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The Strait of Sicily off Tunisia, 1912. 13 x 18 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Asyut: Procession of mourners through the cemetery, 1929. 26.4 x 33 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Egypt, Nubia: The Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel, 1929. 24 x 18 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Egypt, Kharga: sand dune, 1930. 12.9 x 17.9 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Athena Parthenos (Athens National Museum), 1907. 31 x 25 cm
© Collection privée, Genève
Egypt, Island of Philae, the flooded Temple of Isis, 1929. 13 x 18 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Sinai, 1930. 29.7 x 37 cm
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A portrait taken in Boissonnas' Paris studio, 1912. 39.8 x 30.2 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
The Parthenon after a storm, 1907. 27.9 x 38.7 cm
© Collection N. Crispini
Setting up a shot at the Parthenon, 1907. 24.1 x 17.8 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
A fisherman with a tuna, Messina, 1912. 12 x 9 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Beach at Messina: Pharos, Scylla, southern entrance to the sea, 1912. 13 x 18 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
The Theatre of Taormina, 1912. 13 x 18 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
Project Odyssey: A sailboat in Kefalonia, 1907. 12 x 9 cm
© Bibliothèque de Genève
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January 23, 2021 - 10:30
From the Alps to the Sahara: Frédéric Boissonnas travelled widely in his career, also criss-crossing the Mediterranean. In addition to its high aesthetic value, his work also had political influence: young nation states used his images to consolidate their statehood.
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