Gustave Le Gray
- Introduction
- Jean-Baptiste Gustave Le Gray (French: [lə gʁɛ]; 30 August 1820 – 30 July 1884) has been called "the most important French photographer of the nineteenth century" because of his technical innovations, his instruction of other noted photographers, and "the extraordinary imagination he brought to picture making." He was an important contributor to the development of the wax paper negative.
- Wikidata
- Q982549
- Introduction
- Originally a student of painting, Le Gray began experimenting with photography in the late 1840s, and became well-known for his photos of the Forest of Fontainebleau. He was a founding member of the Société Héliographique in 1851, and of the Société Française de Photographie in 1854. He introduced the wax paper process to the Académie des Sciences in 1851. That same year, Le Gray along with Bayard, Baldus, Le Secq and Mestral, began to photograph the architectural monuments of France for the Commission des Monuments Historiques. He worked with his student Mestral on goverment sponsored missions héliographiques in the Touraine and Aquitaine. In 1855, he established a commercial studio in Paris, which dissolved by 1960 due to financial difficulties. To escape creditors, he moved to Egypt, and continued to photograph and teach there until his death in 1884. French photographer.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Teacher, Painter, Photographer
- Names
- Gustave Le Gray, Jean-Baptiste-Gustave Le Gray, Jean Baptiste Gustave Le Gray, J. B. Gustave Le Gray, Gustave Legray
- Ulan
- 500000537
Exhibitions
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502: Early Photography and Film
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Photography Collection: Rotation 6
Aug 7, 2009–Mar 22, 2010
MoMA
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Photography Collection: Rotation 4
Dec 15, 2006–Jul 16, 2007
MoMA
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Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
May 6–Jul 5, 1981
MoMA
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Reinstallation of the Collection
Oct 23, 1980–Jan 3, 1982
MoMA
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Gustave Le Gray has
6 exhibitionsonline.
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Gustave Le Gray, Auguste Mestral Untitled 1851
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled 1852
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Gustave Le Gray The Great Wave, Sète 1856
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Gustave Le Gray Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons au General Decaen 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray The Bathhouse of the Zouaves from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Cavalry Maneuvers, October 3 from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Setting the Emperor's Table from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Untitled from the portfolio Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Group by the Millpond at Petit-Mourmelon 1857
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Gustave Le Gray The Tugboat 1857
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Gustave Le Gray Palazzo Carini, Palermo 1860
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Gustave Le Gray Forest of Fontainebleau c. 1856
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