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b. 1889 - d. 1969

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    • PAUL AUGUSTE BRIOL (MA/OH, 1889-1969)
      Jun. 20, 2018

      PAUL AUGUSTE BRIOL (MA/OH, 1889-1969)

      Est: $200 - $300

      PAUL AUGUSTE BRIOL (MA/OH, 1889-1969) Sheep Herd, silver bromide photograph, pencil signed in English and Japanese lower right, in black stick frame, matted and glazed, OS: 12" x 143/4", SS: 7 3/4" x 10". Good condition, scuffs to frame. Born in Spencer, Massachusetts, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a famous photographer. Briol began his career as a newspaper photographer and columnist with the Commercial Tribune and later for the Cincinnati Enquirer. He left the Enquirer in 1920 to become the manager of "The Bookshelf", a bookstore in Cincinnati that was considered as an informal cultural center. Briol was best known for his black and white photography and especially for his work involving scenes along the Ohio River and steamboats. Briol was the photograph illustrator of several books including "City of Rivers and Hills" in 1924. He frequently signed his prints with Japanese characters and lived at the Simpson homestead in College Hill near Cincinnati. Briol died in Somers, New York in 1969 when he was 79 years old. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in the lot of Robert Simpson.

      Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
    • Paul Auguste Briol (American, 1889-1969) Untitled,
      Nov. 21, 2008

      Paul Auguste Briol (American, 1889-1969) Untitled,

      Est: $700 - $900

      Paul Auguste Briol (American, 1889-1969) Untitled, 1930s; Gelatin silver print (printed 1930s); Signed; 7 1/2'' x 9 1/2'' (sheet)

      Rago Arts and Auction Center
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