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Gustave Le Gray
French, 1820–1884
The Breaking Wave, Sète
1857

Image Caption

Gustave Le Gray, The Breaking Wave, Sète, 1857, albumen print from wet-collodion-on-glass negative. Clark Art Institute, 2001.6.6
Medium
albumen print from wet-collodion-on-glass negative
Dimensions
image: 15 15/16 x 12 1/8 in. (40.5 x 30.8 cm) sheet: 24 7/16 x 18 3/8 in. (62 x 46.7 cm)
Object Number
2001.6.6
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2001
Status
Off View

Select Bibliography

Janis, Eugenia Parry. The Photography of Gustave Le Gray.. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago/University of Chicago Press.. 1987. Roger Thérond. Une Passion Française: Photographies de la Collection Roger Thérond. Paris: Filipacchi. 1999.