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The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

A work made of albumen print, from the album "vistas del mar".
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of albumen print, from the album "vistas del mar".

Date:

1856/57

Artist:

Gustave Le Gray
French, 1820–1884

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Gustave Le Gray

Title

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1856–1857

Medium

Albumen print, from the album "Vistas del Mar"

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower right corner, in ink: "No. 7"; signed recto, on image, lower right, in red ink: "Gustave Le Gray"; inscribed recto, on mount, below image, lower left, typed in ink: "102"; blind stamped recto, on mount, below image, lower center: "PHOTOGRAPHIE/GUSTAVE LE GRAY & Co/PARIS"; no markings verso

Dimensions

31.3 × 38.7 cm (12 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Hugh Edwards Fund

Reference Number

1971.577.15

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