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The Great Wave, Sète
Gustave Le Gray · 1857
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, "A History of Photography from Chicago Collection," April 24–June 6, 1982.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "The Photography of Gustave Le Gray," September 18–December 6, 1987.
- Milwaukee Art Museum, "Gustave Le Gray in Context," January 18–April 14, 2002.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Regarding Seas and Skies: Photographic Seascapes by Gustave Le Gray, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and DoDo Jin Ming," November 1, 2003–February 15, 2004. (David Travis)
- Treviso, Italy, Museo di Santa Caterina, Palazzo della Gran G, "Story of Impressionism: From Monet to Van Gogh and Gauguin," October 29, 2016-April 17, 2017. (displayed for half the duration of exhibition)
- Art Institute of Chicago, "A Field Guide to Photography and Media," Nov. 10, 2022–Apr. 10, 2023.
Literature
Published references
- Janis, Eugenia Parry. 1987. "The Photography of Gustave Le Gray." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/University of Chicago Press. p. 72, pl. 15.
- Matthew S. Witkovsky et al., "The Art Institute of Chicago Field Guide to Photography and Media," eds. Antawan I. Byrd, Elizabeth Siegel, and Carl Fuldner, pl. 38, p. 68 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2023).
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