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Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. 258 Inverness Circle Chalfont, Pennsylvania 18914 USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Ref.#: 12953Price: P.O.R. Medium: Salt print from waxed paper negativeMount: unmountedPhoto Date: 1851Print Date: 1851Dimensions: 14-1/8 x 10-1/8 in. (359 x 257 mm)Photo Country: FrancePhotographer Country: France |
The number "537" is reversed out of the negative at the bottom right in Le Gray's hand. A very rare and important untrimmed print from Le Gray's summer 1851 expedition for the Mission Heliographique. Most such prints are in institutions. Very few are in private hands. There is a small missing piece at the far left middle of the print that has been restored. See: Anne de Mondenard, La Mission Heliographique, cat. no.53, p. 241. Provenance: Family of the photographer, Henry Le Secq.Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania buyers must pay appropriate local sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.