Gustave Le Gray
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Gustave Le Gray #3,151

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personFrench, 1820–1884
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Selected Works100

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Jacques-André Mesnard
Jacques-André Mesnard, 1855
Acquired 2023
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Arc du Carrousel
Arc du Carrousel, 1859
Acquired 2022
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Cleveland Museum of Art
View of Ste-Adrese Beach with the Dumont Baths
View of Ste-Adrese Beach with the Dumont Baths, 1856
Acquired 2022
albumen print from collodion negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Temple de l'Île de Philae
Temple de l'Île de Philae, 1867
Acquired 2020
Albumen silver print from paper negative
Museum of Modern Art
The Tugboat
The Tugboat, 1857
Acquired 2014
Albumen silver print from wet collodion glass negative
Art Institute of Chicago
Prince Moskova at Chalons
Prince Moskova at Chalons, 1857
Acquired 2012
Albumen print
Museum of Modern Art
Forest of Fontainebleau
Forest of Fontainebleau, 1856
Acquired 2009
Albumen silver print
Museum of Modern Art
Palazzo Carini, Palermo
Palazzo Carini, Palermo, 1860
Acquired 2009
Albumen silver print
Museum of Modern Art
Group by the Millpond at Petit-Mourmelon
Group by the Millpond at Petit-Mourmelon, 1857
Acquired 2009
Albumen silver print
Museum of Modern Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1852
Acquired 2009
Albumen silver print
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Great Wave, Sète
The Great Wave, Sète, 1857
Acquired 2008
Albumen silver print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Edmond Cottinet (1824-1895)
Portrait of Edmond Cottinet (1824-1895), 1848
Acquired 1998
salted paper print from a paper negative
Art Institute of Chicago
Artillery Encampment, Camp de Châlons
Artillery Encampment, Camp de Châlons, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Chalons Encampment: Maneuvers on October 3 (Camp de Châlons: manoeuvres du 3 octobre)
Chalons Encampment: Maneuvers on October 3 (Camp de Châlons: manoeuvres du 3 octobre), 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Preparation of the Emperor's Table, Camp de Châlons
Preparation of the Emperor's Table, Camp de Châlons, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Mass, Camp de Châlons
Mass, Camp de Châlons, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Zouaves)
Untitled (Zouaves), 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled
Untitled, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"
Art Institute of Chicago
Tents and Military Gear, Camp de Châlons
Tents and Military Gear, Camp de Châlons, 1857
Acquired 1995
Albumen print, from the album "Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons"

Previous Sales

Hôtel Drouot
Portrait de femme, 14 avril 1860.
Portrait de femme, 14 avril 1860., 1820
Sold
Apr 2026
Christie's
Brig on the Water
Brig on the Water, 1856
$15,120
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Flotte Franco-Anglais en Rade de Cherbourg
Flotte Franco-Anglais en Rade de Cherbourg
$19,050
Apr 2023
Phillips
The Brig (Brick au Clare de Lune)
The Brig (Brick au Clare de Lune)
Sold
Oct 2022
Phillips
Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
$412,321
May 2022
Christie's
Mediterranean with Mount Agde
Mediterranean with Mount Agde, 1856
$75,600
Apr 2022
Christie's
Cavalry Maneuvers, October 3 from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën, 1857
Cavalry Maneuvers, October 3 from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën, 1857
$40,000
Apr 2022
Christie's
Cavalry Maneuvers, October 3 from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën
Cavalry Maneuvers, October 3 from the album Memories of the Camp de Châlons under General Decaën, 1857
Sold
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Scne de campement Camp de Chlons
Scne de campement Camp de Chlons, 1857
Sold
Feb 2022

For Sale

Bruce Silverstein Gallery · Artsy
Solar Effect In The Clouds - Ocean
Solar Effect In The Clouds - Ocean, 1856
Price on request
Albumen print mounted to board
Robert Koch Gallery · Artsy
Cherbourg
Cherbourg, 1858
Price on request
Albumen silver print from wet collodion on glass negative
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Market330 auction results

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$15.1K – $75.6K
3 of 6 photographs lots with prices
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$36.6K
Object-type specific
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$19.1K
3 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
Oct 2023 · $15.1K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $19.1K medianBooks/portfolios: $226K median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sPhillipsBeaussant & LefevrePescheteau-Badin Godeau & Leroy
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Les pionniers de la photographie à connaître
Beaux Arts Magazine publishes a dossier on the pioneers of photography, marking the medium's 200th anniversary. The article profiles key figures such …
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17th-century jewels, historic photographs focus of Kimbell museum’s 2026 exhibitions
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has announced two major exhibitions for 2026. From March 15 to June 28, the museum will host "The Holy Sepulcher:…
exhibitionsNov 12, 2025
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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity3

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17th-century jewels, historic photographs focus of Kimbell museum’s 2026 exhibitions
Nov 12, 2025
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death
Gustave Le Gray dies
Jan 1, 1884
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birth
Gustave Le Gray born
Jan 1, 1820