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Gustave Le Gray — The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, with the Dumont Baths
Gustave Le Gray

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, with the Dumont Baths

1856

Documenting the emerging seaside resort culture of 19th-century France, this photograph balances social documentation with Le Gray's signature technical innovations in marine photography.

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

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Gustave Le Gray, The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, with the Dumont Baths, 1856

Documenting the emerging seaside resort culture of 19th-century France, this photograph balances social documentation with Le Gray's signature technical innovations in marine photography.

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

Related themes

Beach Scene, French, Albumen Print, 19th Century Photography, Coastal Landscape, Victorian Era, Seascape Photography, Pictorialism

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art