Become a My Ocula member for exclusive access to contemporary art and personalised artist recommendations.
Join Us Sign In
The Art World in Focus
Clear
Hippolyte Bayard

HIPPOLYTE BAYARD

Hippolyte Bayard: Pioneer Of Photography J. Paul Getty Museum 9 April–7 July 2024 Los Angeles
Overview Location
Follow Institution
Press Release

Parisian bureaucrat by day and tireless inventor after hours, Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801-1887) was one of the most important, if lesser-known, pioneers of photography. During his thirty-year career, he invented the direct positive process and several other photographic techniques on paper. This exhibition journeys back to the 19th century to unveil a collection of Bayard’s delicately crafted photographs, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into his unique processes, subjects, and persistent curiosity. He brought an artistic sensitivity into capturing the first staged self-portraits and set precedents for photography as we know it today.

About the Gallery

Art, architecture, and landscape in dialogue across Los Angeles at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

View Gallery Profile
Address
1200 Getty Center Dr
Los Angeles
United States
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Friday, Sunday, 10am – 5:30pm
Saturday, 10am – 8pm
Closed Monday
(1)
Los Angeles 1200 Getty Center Dr
J. Paul Getty Museum contemporary art institution in Los Angeles United States
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, United States
+1 (310) 440 7300
https://www.getty.edu/

Opening hours
Tuesday – Friday, Sunday, 10am – 5:30pm
Saturday, 10am – 8pm
Closed Monday
Magazine Gallery Platform Advisory
Ocula Magazine

A respected voice in contemporary art discourse.

Focusing on ambitious storytelling and insightful art-world commentary. Ocula Magazine publishes in-depth interviews, critical essays and timely analysis on the artists, exhibitions and ideas driving the global art world.

 Learn more about Ocula Magazine Learn more about Ocula Magazine Ocula Gallery Platform

Showcasing the best of the art world.

Ocula partners with galleries from around the world to highlight their artists, artworks and exhibitions. Gallery membership is by application and invitation, with each member vetted by an independent panel.

 Learn more about Ocula Membership Learn more about Ocula Membership Ocula Advisory

Specialises in the sale of major artworks.

Led by a team with deep ties to the world’s leading auction houses, galleries and collectors. Ocula’s advisory team offers bespoke services to high-net-worth clients from around the world who are looking to acquire the best of contemporary and modern art.

 Learn more about our team and services Learn more about Ocula Advisory
The art world in focus