En Foret a Breau

Wacquez employed the cliché‑verre process, a method that combines drawing on glass with photographic exposure. By arranging the glass plates and manipulating light, he achieved a soft, almost ethereal quality reminiscent of fog or smoke. The work also demonstrates a strong chiaroscuro approach, using stark contrasts between dark masses and faint highlights to model form and depth.

Created in the mid‑nineteenth century, En Foret à Breau reflects the period’s experimental interest in merging photographic techniques with traditional printmaking. While specific ownership records are limited, the piece is documented as part of Wacquez’s oeuvre from the 1860s, illustrating his engagement with emerging visual technologies of his time.