Charles Nègre

"This view of the gate leading into the fortified city of Arles, built in the first century BCE, is one of Nègre's most well known photographs. A lifelong painter who embraced photography as a student of Gustave Le Gray, Nègre skillfully retouched this negative to create a mysterious mood for the ancient edifice. The deep violet hue on cream paper allows the salt print’s mottled shadows to enhance the mystery." - Hans P. Kraus, Jr.

Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs, established in New York in 1984, is a dealer in 19^th and early 20^th century photographs, specializing in William Henry Fox Talbot and others in the paper negative era.