Artist Monograph

Gustave Le Gray, French

French, 1820–1884

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Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)616.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)3083.3%

Range: 17.7 cm → 63.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
199127
19941
20095
20141
20161

Highlighted Works

  1. 1849–52 [Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] Salted paper print from paper negative
  2. 1857 [The Great Wave, Sète] Albumen silver print from glass negative

Recurring Subjects & Themes

  • Men · 7
  • Seascapes · 5
  • Architecture · 5
  • Forests · 4
  • Landscapes · 4
  • Soldiers · 4
  • Portraits · 4
  • Clouds · 3
  • Ships · 3
  • Pyramids · 3
  • Boats · 2
  • Trees · 2
  • Buildings · 2
  • Paris · 2
  • Women · 2
  • Oaks · 2
  • Cities · 2
  • Waves · 1
  • Arches · 1
  • Doors · 1

French Contemporaries

  1. 5032 Eugène Atget
  2. 1437 Jean Dubuffet
  3. 1168 Marc Chagall
  4. 1068 Henri Matisse
  5. 907 Pierre Bonnard