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Gustave Le Gray — The Jetty at Sète
Gustave Le Gray

The Jetty at Sète

1857

Documenting the industrial transformation of France's Mediterranean coast, this photograph combines Le Gray's technical innovations in marine photography with his eye for compositional balance between human engineering and natural forces.

Medium
Albumen print, No. 12 from the album "Vistas del Mar"

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Gustave Le Gray, The Jetty at Sète, 1857

Documenting the industrial transformation of France's Mediterranean coast, this photograph combines Le Gray's technical innovations in marine photography with his eye for compositional balance between human engineering and natural forces.

Medium
Albumen print, No. 12 from the album "Vistas del Mar"
Year
1857
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Seascape, Monochrome, French, Albumen Print, Serene, Photograph, Landscape, Paper, Nature

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