FÉLIX THIOLLIER | PHOTOGRAPHER

Félix Thiollier (1842-1914) was a French industrialist, writer, art collector and photographer. In 1857, he started a ribbon company in Saint Étienne. At age 37 he retired and pursued his interests in art, archeology and photography. His photography was influenced by the work of Camille Corot and he be friend de Auguste Ravier, Paul Borel and Jean-Paul Laurens

Félix Thiollier (1842-1914, musée d’Orsay © RMN (musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski

Chasseur 1873-1880

Deux arbres se détachant sur l'horizon au couchant

Félix Thiollier (1842-1914) - Portrait de quatre soeurs 1875-1880 Collection Julien Lafferrière

Félix Thiollier (1842-1914) - Timber yard, Saint-Etienne Between 1890 and 1910, Paris

Felix Thiollier A Forez Idylle

Felix Thiollier, Bâteau, 1865-70, Épreuve d´époque sur papier albuminé, © Courtesy Michèle Chomette, Paris

Paysage avec figure - Forez  Loire

Paysage de mine quartier du Soleil a Saint-Etienne

Romanesque church

Landscape with Ruin, c. 1870

Felix Thiollier

Felix Thiollier

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All images © Felix Thiollier