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Gustave Le Gray — Solar Effect in the Clouds-Ocean
Gustave Le Gray

Solar Effect in the Clouds-Ocean

1856

Part of Le Gray's groundbreaking "Vistas del Mar" series, this photograph demonstrates his mastery of capturing dramatic atmospheric effects that were previously impossible to record due to the technical limitations of early photography.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Vistas del Mar"

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Gustave Le Gray, Solar Effect in the Clouds-Ocean, 1856

Part of Le Gray's groundbreaking "Vistas del Mar" series, this photograph demonstrates his mastery of capturing dramatic atmospheric effects that were previously impossible to record due to the technical limitations of early photography.

Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Vistas del Mar"
Year
1856
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Seascape, Monochrome, Photography, French, Albumen Print, Serene, Landscape, Ocean, Clouds

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art