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Gustave Le Gray — An Effect of the Sun, Normandy
Gustave Le Gray

An Effect of the Sun, Normandy

1856

Demonstrating Le Gray's mastery of seascape photography, this albumen print captures the interplay of light and atmosphere that made him one of the most celebrated photographers of his era.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Gustave Le Gray, An Effect of the Sun, Normandy, 1856

Demonstrating Le Gray's mastery of seascape photography, this albumen print captures the interplay of light and atmosphere that made him one of the most celebrated photographers of his era.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1856
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Naturalistic, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Ocean, Sepia Tones, Sky

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art