Lot 42
  • 42

Gustave Le Gray (1820-1882)

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 EUR
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Description

  • Gustave Le Gray
  • Planche VIII. Un chêne parmi des rochers, vers 1849
Épreuve sur papier salé d'après un négatif sur papier. Montée sur une page de l'album. Annotations au crayon, de la main d'André Jammes, au verso.

Literature

Une autre épreuve reproduite: Eugenia Parry Janis, The Photography of Gustave Le Gray, Chicago, 1987, fig. 12

Condition

Very good condition. The lower right corner is slightly discoloured. The album card with light foxing, with a small tear at the lower edge. A (restorable) spot of foxing in the center of the image at left.
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