Charles Commessy. Photographe. 1856-1941. Gréco-romain literally to infinity

literally to infinity

and society thus appear in documents that help restore the richness of this civilization to which we are heirs

Ces mélanges s'adressent à un chercheur enthousiaste qui

des mains ou des pieds

focuses more specifically on the actors involved in the production and validation of the customs documents preserved

Charles Commessy. Photographe. 1856-1941. Gréco-romain literally to infinityCharles Commessy (April 11, 1865 May 6, 1941) captured the daily lives of his contemporaries, peasants, artisans, and villagers. More interested in people than monuments, he also photographed the schoolchildren of Allonne, where he was a teacher, soldiers in the First World War, and the bohemians and vagabonds who roamed the countryside. This amateur photographer from Beauvais, recognized by his peers at the end of the 19th century, had almost sunk