
Gustave Le Gray (1820–1884) is one of the heroes ofearly French photography. A pioneer of innovativeprocesses, he also made history as an instructor fora whole generation of French photographers and theinitiator and outstanding architectural photog rapherof the mission héliographique documenting France’shistorical monuments. Le Gray, who originally studiedpainting, is also considered to be the fou...
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stic photography. He was one of the first tofollow the painters to Fontainebleau to do his ownphotographic studies of nature. In the mid-1850s, hestarted to produce sea and cloud studies in Normandyand on the western coast of the Mediterranean; thesemade him an overnight sensation among amateursand collectors and earned him the admiration of theImpressionists. Fleeing from creditors, in 1860 heset off with Alexandre Dumas for Italy. He spent thelast 20 years of his life in Cairo, taking photos andworking as a drawing tutor. Today, Le Gray’s printsare among the most expensive in the world.