Gustave Le Gray

French, 1820 - 1884

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French photographer (1820–1884)

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Gustave Le Gray, Port et Ville de Sète-Méditerranée (The Port and City of Sète-Mediterranean), 1857, albumen print, Gift of Stephen G. Stein, 2022.146.3

Port et Ville de Sète-Méditerranée (The Port and City of Sète-Mediterranean)

Gustave Le Gray · 1857 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  2022.146.3

Gustave Le Gray, Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Châlons, 1857, albumen print, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2006.131.6

Cavalry Maneuvers, Camp de Châlons

Gustave Le Gray · 1857 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  2006.131.6

Gustave Le Gray, Brig on the Water, 1856, albumen print, Purchased as the Gift of Diana and Mallory Walker, 2018.5.1

Brig on the Water

Gustave Le Gray · 1856 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  2018.5.1

Gustave Le Gray, Beech Tree, Forest of Fontainebleau, c. 1856, albumen print, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1995.36.93

Beech Tree, Forest of Fontainebleau

Gustave Le Gray · c. 1856 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  1995.36.93

From just over a paved walkway running alongside a river, we look across the placid water toward a bridge spanning two banks of an elegant city in this horizontal, sepia-toned photograph. Printed in warm, rich tones of brown and ivory, the horizon line comes almost halfway up the composition. A few low, blocky barges and boats line the smooth river in front of us and along the opposite bank. The span of the bridge ahead of us is supported by three shallow arches with circles in descending sizes where the arches meet the pillars and the flat top of the bridge deck. A long building with rows of windows leading to a high peaked roof runs parallel to the river to our right. More buildings face the river to our left in the distance. A few shadowy forms near the left edge of the photograph, close to us, were created as people moved during the long exposure time needed for the image.
Gustave Le Gray, The Pont du Carrousel, Paris: View to the West from the Pont des Arts, 1856-1858, albumen print, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1995.36.94

The Pont du Carrousel, Paris: View to the West from the Pont des Arts

Gustave Le Gray · 1856-1858 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  1995.36.94

Gustave Le Gray, Troncs d'arbres, Fontainebleau (Tree Trunks, Fontainebleau), 1855, albumen print, Gift of Stephen G. Stein, 2021.5.20

Troncs d'arbres, Fontainebleau (Tree Trunks, Fontainebleau)

Gustave Le Gray · 1855 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  2021.5.20

Firmin Eugène Le Dien, Gustave Le Gray, Chapiteaux Colorés, Pompeii (Painted Columns, Pompeii), 1853, albumen print, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D, 2018.23.14

Chapiteaux Colorés, Pompeii (Painted Columns, Pompeii)

Firmin Eugène Le Dien, Gustave Le Gray · 1853 · albumen print ·  Accession ID  2018.23.14

Gustave Le Gray, Bas-Breau, Forest of Fontainebleau, 1852, salted paper print, Patrons’ Permanent Fund, 2019.20.1

Bas-Breau, Forest of Fontainebleau

Gustave Le Gray · 1852 · salted paper print ·  Accession ID  2019.20.1

Gustave Le Gray, Bas-Bréau, Forest of Fontainebleau, 1849-1852, salted paper print, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1995.36.92

Bas-Bréau, Forest of Fontainebleau

Gustave Le Gray · 1849-1852 · salted paper print ·  Accession ID  1995.36.92

Bibliography

1987

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