Tomas van Houtryve: 36 Views of Notre Dame
This special edition features chimera statues photographed by the artist using a 19th century camera and the wet collodion process in situ at the Notre Dame cathedral.
Elephant Chimera, 2021
Winged Chimera, 2021
Chimera’s Back, 2021
Diabolic Chimera, 2021
Single Edition
Choice of one print
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 50
$ 600
Deluxe Edition
Includes all four prints
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 15
$ 1,800
All editions are accompanied by a signed copy of Tomas van Houtryve: 36 Views of Notre Dame. All proceeds directly support the title’s production and programming.
This special edition features chimera statues photographed by the artist using a 19th century camera and the wet collodion process in situ at the Notre Dame cathedral.
Elephant Chimera, 2021
Winged Chimera, 2021
Chimera’s Back, 2021
Diabolic Chimera, 2021
Single Edition
Choice of one print
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 50
$ 600
Deluxe Edition
Includes all four prints
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 15
$ 1,800
All editions are accompanied by a signed copy of Tomas van Houtryve: 36 Views of Notre Dame. All proceeds directly support the title’s production and programming.
This special edition features chimera statues photographed by the artist using a 19th century camera and the wet collodion process in situ at the Notre Dame cathedral.
Elephant Chimera, 2021
Winged Chimera, 2021
Chimera’s Back, 2021
Diabolic Chimera, 2021
Single Edition
Choice of one print
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 50
$ 600
Deluxe Edition
Includes all four prints
Archival pigment print
12 × 8 inches (30 × 20 cm)
Signed by the artist
Edition of 15
$ 1,800
All editions are accompanied by a signed copy of Tomas van Houtryve: 36 Views of Notre Dame. All proceeds directly support the title’s production and programming.
On April 15, 2019, fire devastated the iconic Notre Dame cathedral of Paris.
In Tomas van Houtryve: 36 Views of Notre Dame, the viewer accompanies the artist on his fourteen-year journey photographing the Paris icon before and after the fire. Van Houtryve obtained remarkable access to the cathedral to document the devastation of the fire and the reconstruction. Drawing inspiration from Hokusai’s series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the artist explores the monument in different contexts, seasons and using a wide range of photographic techniques—from 19th-century wet collodion to aerial drones. Accompanying the artist’s works is a multilayered archive of the cathedral, including historic photographs, vernacular images, and text by Victor Hugo.