Oak, Fontainebleau Forest
ca. 1852
Gustave Le Gray
The waxed paper process developed in 1850 by Gustave le Gray (1820−1884) made it possible to separate the phase of preparation from the actual shot, thus giving the photographer greater freedom and proving very practical for travellers. Abandoning the picturesque, Le Gray contributes to the emergence of the photographic landscape as an artistic genre in its own right and hence a competitor to landscape painting.
Artist: Gustave Le Gray |
Title: Oak, Fontainebleau Forest |
Geography: Fontainebleau, France |
Date: ca. 1852 |
Medium: salt print from a paper negative |
Classification: photography |
Dimensions: 38.1 x 47.9 cm |
Inventory number: LAD 2011.173 |
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