Ancien atelier Nadar

English translation

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History

The only surviving studio of Nadar and the only professional photographer's studio of the 19th century known in France to date. At the end of a Parisian career of 40 years and following a disagreement with his son Paul, Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon 1820-1910, called) settles in Marseille in 1897. At 21 rue Noailles (77 LaCanebière), he creates his 4th and last studio and succeeds in making it the artistic and literary meeting place: the whole of Marseille society frequents it, his Parisian friends, the Lumière brothers then residents of Ciotat... Mistral especially is a frequent visitor. It is also all the celebrities passing through the city who come to have their portraits taken there. In 1903 Nadar leaves Marseille, leaving his studio to Fernand Detaille. Three generations of Detaille succeed each other there until its abandonment in 1987. Two buildings comprise the old studio. On the street, a small 'Marseille' building of the 19th century, in which Nadar lived with his wife, comprises three storeys of apartments above the shop. At the back of the rear courtyard, the old building of the 18th century in which Nadar had arranged his studio: an upper level under glazing, created by the photographer, formed a vast shooting space above the laboratories installed in the lower levels. Although degraded, the ensemble is preserved without having undergone major modifications. The studio collapsed and disappeared in spring 2014.