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La grande onda, Sète

1857
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 852
Gli intensi effetti di luce, nuvole e acqua nei paesaggi marini di Le Gray sbalordirono i suoi contemporanei in un’epoca in cui la maggior parte dei fotografi non riusciva a ottenere in un’unica immagine la giusta esposizione di cielo e paesaggio insieme. Le Gray superò questo problema stampando su un unico foglio di carta due negativi, uno con l’esposizione adatta al mare, l’altro con l’esposizione adatta al cielo, che talvolta venivano eseguiti in momenti diversi o persino in località distinte. Le immagini marine di Le Gray suscitarono grande entusiasmo non solo per la loro perizia tecnica, ma anche per l’effetto poetico mai visto prima nella fotografia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: La grande onda, Sète
  • Artista: Gustave Le Gray, Francese, 1820-1884
  • Data: 1857
  • Materiale e tecnica: Stampa all'albume ai sali d'argento da negativo su vetro
  • Dimensioni: 33,7 x 41,4 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di John Goldsmith Phillips, 1976
  • Numero d'inventario: 1976.646
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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