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Gustave Le Gray, [The Great Wave, Sète]

Gustave Le Gray

French · 1820–1884 · Painter, Photographer

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9auction results2017–2024years recorded89%sold (8)$55kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Gustave Le Gray, Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1857, A unique album of 66 albumen prints (44 scenes and 22 portraits) from wet-collodion negatives, mounted to album pages. Fifty-six with red ink facsimile signature stamps and 4 smaller prints with red ink credit stamps, all on the recto; 38 annotated, possibly by Regnaud, in blue ink on the mounts. The majority mounted one-per-page. Oblong folio, dark green leather with gilt embossed title, date, dedication and imperial arms on front coverSouvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'AngélyPhillips · £327,600≈ $409,271≈ €384,075Sign up to see
  2. Gustave Le Gray, Troncs d’Arbres, Fontainebleau, 1855, Albumen print, mountedTroncs d’Arbres, FontainebleauPhillips · $200,000≈ £159,949≈ €187,600Sign up to see
  3. Gustave Le Gray, Cavalry Maneuvres, Camp de Châlons, 1857, Albumen silver printCavalry Maneuvres, Camp de ChâlonsPhillips · $106,250≈ £84,973≈ €99,662Sign up to see

Gustave Le Gray’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for Gustave Le Gray between 2017 and 2024, of which 8 sold (89%). Recorded sale prices range from $11.3kSign up free to see to $409kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $409kSign up free to see for Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély at Phillips in May 2022. The most common medium is photographs (8 lots). Most results come from Phillips (7), Grisebach (1) and im Kinsky (1).

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  1. Gustave Le Gray, Brick au clair de lune, 1856/57, albumen print on paper on original cardboard; framed
    Brick au clair de lune, 1856/57
    Photograph · Board
    31.9 x 40.3 cm
    im Kinsky · · Lot 2425
    €16,640≈ $17,492≈ £13,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €9,000–18,000View at im Kinsky ↗
  2. Gustave Le Gray, Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1857, A unique album of 66 albumen prints (44 scenes and 22 portraits) from wet-collodion negatives, mounted to album pages. Fifty-six with red ink facsimile signature stamps and 4 smaller prints with red ink credit stamps, all on the recto; 38 annotated, possibly by Regnaud, in blue ink on the mounts. The majority mounted one-per-page. Oblong folio, dark green leather with gilt embossed title, date, dedication and imperial arms on front cover
    Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1857
    Photograph
    Portraits: each approx. 32 x 24.5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Scenes: varying sizes from 13.2 x 17.8 cm (5 1/4 x 7 in.) to 32.6 x 38.7 cm (12 7/8 x 15 1/4 in.) and one six-part panorama 30.6 x 210.5 cm (12 x 82 7/8 in.) overall Album: 54 x 67 cm (21 ¼ x 26 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    £327,600≈ $409,271≈ €384,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Gustave Le Gray, Pont du Carrousel, vue du Pont Royal, Paris, Um 1859, Vintage. Albumin-Kontaktabzug vom Glasplattennegativ, goldgetont
    Pont du Carrousel, vue du Pont Royal, Paris, Um 1859
    Photograph
    38,1 × 50,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 39
    €10,000≈ $11,342≈ £8,965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–15,000View at Grisebach ↗
  4. Gustave Le Gray, Sous-bois au Bas-Bréau, Forêt de Fontainebleau, 1852, Salt print, mounted
    Sous-bois au Bas-Bréau, Forêt de Fontainebleau, 1852
    Print (other)
    10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 106
    $22,500≈ £16,999≈ €19,144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Gustave Le Gray, Bateaux quittant le port du Havre (Ships leaving the port at Le Havre), 1856-1857, Albumen print
    Bateaux quittant le port du Havre (Ships leaving the port at Le Havre), 1856-1857
    Photograph
    12 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (31.1 x 40.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 96
    $75,000≈ £56,664≈ €63,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Gustave Le Gray, Mediterranean with Mount Agde, 1857, Albumen print
    Mediterranean with Mount Agde, 1857
    Photograph
    12 1/8 x 16 in. (30.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 98
    $35,000≈ £28,137≈ €32,861Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Gustave Le Gray, Troncs d’Arbres, Fontainebleau, 1855, Albumen print, mounted
    Troncs d’Arbres, Fontainebleau, 1855
    Photograph
    13 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (33.7 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 22
    $200,000≈ £159,949≈ €187,600Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Gustave Le Gray, Cavalry Maneuvres, Camp de Châlons, 1857, Albumen silver print
    Cavalry Maneuvres, Camp de Châlons, 1857
    Photograph
    10 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25.7 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 29
    $106,250≈ £84,973≈ €99,662Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Gustave Le Gray, The Brig (Brick au Clare de Lune), 1856, Albumen print from wet-plate glass negative
    The Brig (Brick au Clare de Lune), 1856
    Photograph
    12 5/8 x 16 3/8 in. (32.1 x 41.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 130
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗

Gustave Le Gray photographs (8)

Gustave Le Gray: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Gustave Le Gray at auction?

$409,271Sign up free to see, for Souvenirs du Camp de Châlons au Général Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély at Phillips (May 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Gustave Le Gray?

The median sale price is $55kSign up free to see across 8 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Gustave Le Gray have sold at auction?

8 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2024.

Which auction houses sell Gustave Le Gray?

Phillips, Grisebach and im Kinsky account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Grisebach · im Kinsky

About Gustave Le Gray

In museum collections

  • Gustave Le Gray, [The Great Wave, Sète][The Great Wave, Sète], 1857
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Gustave Le Gray, [Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau][Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau], 1849–52
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Gustave Le Gray, Mediterranean Sea - SèteMediterranean Sea - Sète, 1857
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Gustave Le Gray, Portrait de Pitre-ChevalierPortrait de Pitre-Chevalier, ca. 1853
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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Related artists — French, born 1795–1845