Esteban Gonnet | |
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| Born | Victor Etienne Gonnet September 3, 1829 |
| Died | March 30, 1868(1868-03-30) (aged 38) |
| Nationality | France Argentina |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Victor Etienne Gonnet (September 3, 1829 – March 30, 1868) better known asEsteban Gonnet, was a Frenchphotographer who emigrated toArgentina, where he focused his work as a photographer.
Born inGrenoble, France, Gonnet moved toArgentina fromNewcastle,England, in 1857. His brother, Louis Gonnet, that worked in a printing house, lived in Argentina and was the father of Manuel B. Gonnet. Gonnet was officer of theFrench Navy in 1845. In October 1855 he served in the merchant marine and earned a master inDundee,Scotland.
Gonnet became a photographer after arriving inBuenos Aires in 1857. He was a surveyor, working with his cousin Hippolyte Gaillard, also a surveyor.
Gonnet's work reflected the rural lifetime and customs, showing the life and customs ofaboriginal people andpaisanos of that era, although Gonnet also took photographies in urban places.[1] In most of his photography he tried to show the typical image of thecreole, stereotyping Argentine customs, and using objects as symbols that would create iconic images of the era. His photos were then sold abroad (mostly in Europe), when photography of travels or distant places where gaining in popularity.
Gonnet's innovative style of work consisted of the use ofnegative system rather thandaguerreotype (that was the most common technique by then). Furthermore, Gonnet usually chose to take pictures outdoors instead of working at a studio, which was also his hallmark.
In 1864 his photos were used to makelitographies and were also published in several newspapers. Also that year, Gonnet published two photograph books,Recuerdos de Buenos-Ayres (regarded as the oldest album dedicated to Buenos Aires)[2] andRecuerdos de la Campaña de Buenos-Ayres, consisting of 20 photos each. During a long time, those albums were wrongly credited to Gonnet colleague Benito Panunzi.
He died on March 30, 1868, in the city of Buenos Aires a result of an aneurysm, being a witness the French sculptor Elias Duteil.
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