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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Exploring the dramatic effects of sunlight, clouds, and water, Gustave Le Gray gained immediate recognition for his landmark photographs of the Mediterranean Sea and the English Channel taken between 1856 and 1858. At this time photographic emulsions were not equally sensitive to all colors of the spectrum, making it impossible to achieve a proper exposure for both sea and sky in a single image. Thus, for may of his seascapes Le Gray printed two negatives on a single sheet of paper, a technique called combination printing. One negative was taken of the water and the other of the sky. The overlap often apparent in such multiple negative images is not visible in this skillfully executed print.
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Gustave Le Gray — Brig on the Water
Gustave Le Gray — Étude de nuages
Gustave Le Gray — Mer Méditerranée - Sète![[Landscape with Clouds]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP107953.jpg)
Roger Fenton — [Landscape with Clouds]
Gustave Le Gray — Mediterranean with Mount Agde
Louise Deshong Woodbridge (American, 1848–1925) — Edwin Boot
John Moran — Tropical Scenery, View of Limon Bay
David Lucas|John Constable — Approaching Storm, View on the 
Frank Short (British, 1857–1945) — Cloud March over the Sand![[The Great Wave, Sète]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP223650.jpg)
Gustave Le Gray — [The Great Wave, Sète]
James Craig Nicoll (American, 1847–1918) — The Smuggler's La
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904) — Point Judith, R
