GUSTAVE LE GRAY 1820-1884 Le Paquebot - Océan - n°3, Normand - Lot 70

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GUSTAVE LE GRAY 1820-1884 Le Paquebot - Océan - n°3, Normand - Lot 70
GUSTAVE LE GRAY 1820-1884 Le Paquebot - Océan - n°3, Normandie, summer 1856. Photograph. Albumen print from a collodion glass negative, number 13723 in pencil on the back. 30 x 39.5 cm This marine is singular in Le Gray's work for the economy of means employed: no clouds, a horizon line blurred by mist and a ship in the center of the image. In addition, the sky is not reported, which constitutes a technical feat. A copy from the Thérond collection bears the caption "Cabourg" in pencil, providing a strong hypothesis as to where the picture was taken. Provenance: François Puaux collection; to current owner ca. 1983-1985. Bibliography: "Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884)" edited by Sylvie Aubenas, Paris, BNF, Gallimard, 2002, p.109. Another print of this image is held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (IFN-8457733).
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