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Gustave Le Gray

The Bridge of Palalda (near Amelieles-Bains)

1851–52
salted paper print from waxed-paper negative

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The sheer cliff seems to blend into the bridge mentioned in the work's title, resulting in visual uncertainty and spatial tension.

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