Printed: 2021-09-23
Alexandre [Drains], Veuve A. & Fils
Identity
Category
Partnership
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Paris [F], 1833 - ?, 1919
Activity
1870 * - 1897 / Bruxelles, Rue Haute, 268
Predecessor: Alexandre [Drains] Alexandre Edouard Successor: Alexandre [Drains] Albert Edouard (Studio)
Estelle Dujit, widow of Alexandre-Edouard Drains, ° 26.5.1833; + 22.9.1919; in partnership with her son Albert Edouard, who would become a leading Pictorialist. Branch studio in Amsterdam [NL], Kalverstraat 162: "Compagnie Belge de photographie", in 1876. Traded under the widow’s name in the directories from 1878 only. Nocturnal views of fireworks in 1883 (by Albert-Edouard). Exhibitions under the name "Alexandre", i.e. Albert-Edouard. Well introduced into artistic circles, he gave a slide show of instantaneous views or snapshots to the association "L'Essor" in late 1884 and displayed similar snapshots at the "Cercle artistique et littéraire" in Brussels in early 1888.
Predecessor: Alexandre [Drains] Alexandre Edouard Successor: Alexandre [Drains] Albert Edouard (Studio)
Estelle Dujit, widow of Alexandre-Edouard Drains, ° 26.5.1833; + 22.9.1919; in partnership with her son Albert Edouard, who would become a leading Pictorialist. Branch studio in Amsterdam [NL], Kalverstraat 162: "Compagnie Belge de photographie", in 1876. Traded under the widow’s name in the directories from 1878 only. Nocturnal views of fireworks in 1883 (by Albert-Edouard). Exhibitions under the name "Alexandre", i.e. Albert-Edouard. Well introduced into artistic circles, he gave a slide show of instantaneous views or snapshots to the association "L'Essor" in late 1884 and displayed similar snapshots at the "Cercle artistique et littéraire" in Brussels in early 1888.
Locations
1870 * - 1897 / Bruxelles, Rue Haute, 268
Exhibitions
Brussels, 1880; Brussels, 1883; Paris, 1889 (silver medal); Brussels, 1891; Tokyo, 1893; Antwerp, 1894; Paris, 1894; Brussels, 1895; London, 1895; Paris, 1895; Berlin, 1896; Hamburg, 1896; Paris, 1896; Paris, 1897.
Exhibitions under the name "Alexandre", i.e. Albert-Edouard [Drains].
Exhibitions under the name "Alexandre", i.e. Albert-Edouard [Drains].
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#54
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 27.2.2019, 31.01.2021 & 1.8.2021