Lot Essay
Charles Duvivier was a Belgian engineer and amateur photographer who specialised in photographic print processes. He was the author of several books on the subject including Le Procédé a l'Huile en Photographie with an introduction by the Linked Ring member H. Colard, Brussels, 1919 and La Pratique des Tirages Positifs en Photographie, two volumes, 1923 and 1931, each illustrated with examples of the author's work. This album, which includes many variations of different processes, is a composite portrait of the photographer's wife.