Photography: Gustave Le Gray Versus Eugène Le Dien

Result EUR114,400

Published on 16 July 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 03 July 2021 - 17:00 (CEST) - 2 rue du Clos Lucé - 37400 Amboise

This small treasure trove of photographs by leading exponents of the mid-19^th century was recently discovered in a property in Touraine.

Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884), Le Chêne creux, Fontainebleau, c. 1856, albumen print,... Photography: Gustave Le Gray Versus Eugène Le Dien

Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884), Le Chêne creux, Fontainebleau, c. 1856, albumen print, red signature stamp and dry stamp on the mount, inked number in the lower right corner, 31.8 x 41.2 cm/12.5 x 16.2 in.
Result: €114,400

Visions of the 1850s had lain sleeping in forgotten albums, starting with two albumen prints by one Gustave Le Gray, characteristic of his explorations at the time. The first, Le Chêne creux, Fontainebleau ( The Hollow Oak, Fontainebleau ), dates from around 1856.…

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DAGUERRE - VAL DE LOIRE - Rare ensemble de photographies découvert dans une propriété en Touraine

Saturday 03 July 2021 - 17:00 (CEST) - Live

2 rue du Clos Lucé - 37400 Amboise

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