Gustave Le Gray
(1820–1884) fransk fotograf
Gustave Le Gray (France, 1820–1884) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a photographer. By year of birth, Gustave Le Gray belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Gustave Le Gray was born in Villiers-le-Bel and died in Cairo. Gustave Le Gray trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Gustave Le Gray studied under Paul Delaroche. Gustave Le Gray became a member of Société héliographique and Société française de photographie. The students included Joseph Vigier.
The best-known works include ‘The Great Wave, Sete’, ‘Seascape with Sailing Ship and Tugboat’, and ‘Bateaux quittant le port du Havre’. The catalogue has one work by Gustave Le Gray with a free image. The dated work is from 1853. Musée d’Orsay holds at least one work by Gustave Le Gray.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Eugène Fromentin, Jan Swerts, Charles Nègre, Pierre Louis Rouillard, and Bertall.