Frédéric Boissonnas: Mountains, desert, water

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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 © Bibliothèque de Genève

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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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.