Charles Charnaux

photographer

Charles Charnaux was a Swiss photographer and co-founder of the Charnaux Frères & Cie studio in Geneva. He worked alongside his brothers Auguste and Georges to establish one of the most significant photographic archives of Switzerland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, specializing in landscape photography and commercial postcard production.[1,2]

Themes

  • Swiss landscapes
  • postcard publishing

Works by Charles Charnaux

  • Les rives du Léman 1912 · La Maison Gras & Cie S.A. · book · French Album with 18 collotypes of Lake Leman in Switzerland.

References

  1. foto-ch.ch link
  2. Charnaux. HLS-DHS-DSS. 2003 link