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The image shows a woodland path with tall trees on both sides. The viewpoint is from the ground looking straight ahead along the narrowing path. The canopy of leaves overhead nearly obscures the high horizon line. The tree trunks cast shadows, and sunlight filters through the leaves onto the ground. The photograph lacks distinct brushstrokes giving it a painterly effect. The color palette is primarily sepia tones, with shades of deep browns and soft golds. In the distance, the path continues into the forest.
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The image shows a woodland path with tall trees on both sides. The viewpoint is from the ground looking straight ahead along the narrowing path. The canopy of leaves overhead nearly obscures the high horizon line. The tree trunks cast shadows, and sunlight filters through the leaves onto the ground. The photograph lacks distinct brushstrokes giving it a painterly effect. The color palette is primarily sepia tones, with shades of deep browns and soft golds. In the distance, the path continues into the forest.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Bas-Bréau, Forest of Fontainebleau

Gustave Le Gray

Date
1849-1852
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 25.6 × 37.2 cm (10 1/16 × 14 5/8 in.) mount: 28 × 40.1 cm (11 × 15 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.36.92
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • salted paper print
  • France
  • landscape
Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Inscription

lower left stamped in black ink: Gustave Le Gray

NGA object ID 92319. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.