Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Châlons

1857

Gustave Le Gray

Associated Names
Gustave Le Gray

Artist, French, 1820 - 1884

The image shows a landscape with a low perspective. In the upper third of the composition, there is a horizon. Along the horizon, there is a line of soldiers in uniform standing on a mound, some on horses. The image has a monochromatic palette with warm sepia tones, giving it an antique or vintage feel. The land stretches in the foreground, leading up to the mound where the figures are silhouetted against the background. The photo has soft focus and gradual tonal transitions, enhancing the depth and serenity of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (20.8 x 25.3): 20.8 x 25.3 cm (8 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
    support: 27.5 x 33.8 cm (10 13/16 x 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.131.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1987

  • Janis, Eugenia Parry. The Photography of Gustave Le Gray. Chicago, 1987.

2002

  • Aubenas, Sylvie. Gustave Le Gray 1820-1884. Exh. cat. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum. 2002.

Inscriptions

Signed, lower right on negative

Wikidata ID

Q64154688

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