Gustave Le Gray

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Where to see Gustave Le Gray now

1820–1884

Gustave Le Gray was a French painter, draughtsman, sculptor, print-maker and photographer. He contributed to the development of the wax paper negative.

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New York

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chasing Clouds
Until 28 February 2027
Traces how artists represented clouds and sky from early 19th-century plein-air oil sketches through 1920s photography, including Alfred Stieglitz's Equivalents cloud studies.

Paris

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Musée d'Orsay
Gustave Le Gray, Painter and Photographer
10 November 2026 – 7 February 2027
A "Bicentennial of Photography" retrospective on Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884), the painter-turned-photographer and technical innovator, featuring newly surfaced acquisitions shown for the first time.

Museums with work by Gustave Le Gray

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Image credits

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Gustave Le GrayGustave Le Gray, Public domain
Chasing CloudsCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gustave Le Gray, Painter and PhotographerCourtesy of Musée d'Orsay

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