The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown,

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. Its collection consists of European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century. The Clark, along with the

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(MASS MoCA) and the

Williams College Museum of Art The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is a college-affiliated art museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is located on the campus of Williams College, and is close to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) and the Clark Ar ...

(WCMA), forms a trio of art museums in

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. The institute also serves as a center for research and higher learning. It is home to various research and academic programs, which include the Fellowship Program and the

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Graduate Program in the History of Art. It is visited by 200,000 people a year.

History

Origins

"The Clark" was created in 1955 in association with Williams College by entrepreneur, soldier, explorer, and prominent art collector

Robert Sterling Clark Robert Sterling Clark (June 25, 1877 – December 29, 1956), an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was an American art collector, horse breeder, and philanthropist. Biography Known by his middle name, Sterling Clark served in the United S ...

, and his wife,

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. After numerous adventures in the

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, Sterling settled in

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in 1911 and used a considerable fortune inherited from his grandfather (a principal in the

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) to begin amassing a private art collection. Francine joined him in collecting works of art after their marriage in 1919. The Clarks kept their collection largely private, rarely lending out any works. With the onset of the Cold War and rapid nuclear armament, they became increasingly worried about the safety of their artworks. They wanted to protect their collection from a possible attack on

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, where they lived and where the expected heir of their collection, the

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, was located. As such, the Clarks began looking at sites in rural New York and

with the intention of founding a museum for their art. They visited Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1949 and began having conversations with town leaders and the administrators of Williams College and the Williams College Museum of Art. Sterling had ties to the college through his grandfather and father, both of whom had been trustees. A charter for the Clark was signed on March 14, 1950 and the Institute opened to the public on May 17, 1955 under its first director, former silver dealer Peter Guille. The Clark has since become a destination for tourists, art lovers, and scholars, helping to establish the cultural reputation of the Berkshires.

Architecture

The original marble gallery building, designed by Daniel Deverell Perry, opened in 1955. The

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-designed Manton Research Center, housing the library and research programs, was completed in 1973. The Clark embarked on a long-term project in 2001 to improve its campus, enlisting the help of landscape firm Reed Hildebrand and architects Tadao Ando and

Annabelle Selldorf Annabelle Selldorf (born 1960) is a German-born architect and founding principal of Selldorf Architects, a New York City-based architecture practice. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and the recipient of the 2016 AIA ...

. Reed Hilderbrand redesigned the campus grounds, revamping nearby walking trails, planting 1,000 trees, and creating a reflecting pool fed by recycled water. Stone Hill Center

Tadao Ando designed two additions: the Lunder Center at Stone Hill and the 42,600-square-foot Clark Center, which opened in 2008 and 2014, respectively. Envisioned as a sanctuary in the woods waiting to be discovered, the Lunder Center features two galleries and a seasonal terrace café. It is also home to the Williamstown Art Conservation Center, the largest regional conservation center in the country. The Clark Center includes more than 11,000 square feet of gallery space for special exhibitions; new dining, retail, and family spaces; and an all-glass Museum Pavilion that creates a new entrance to the original Museum Building. Situated northwest of the Museum Building, the stone, concrete, and glass Clark Center is the centerpiece of the Clark's campus and serves as its primary visitor entrance. Annabelle Selldorf was commissioned to renovate the campus’ existing structures. In the 1955 original marble building, galleries for American and decorative art were added and exhibition space was increased by 15%. In the Manton Research Center, which reopened in 2016, the auditorium and central courtyard were renovated and several galleries and a study center were created. Its renovation marked the completion of the Clark's all-encompassing expansion project. The museum's most recent $145 million expansion project has been funded through private donations, foundation support, the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, and bond financing organized in conjunction with the

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Research and Academic Program

The Research and Academic Program (RAP) is the manifestation of the Clark's original commitment to academic research and scholarly study. The program began in the late 1990s with the establishment of the Clark Library and the Graduate Program in the History of Art. Under the direction of

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Michael Ann Holly Michael Ann Holly (née Mueller; July 19, 1944) is an American art historian who has worked on historiography and the theory of art history. Personal life Born in 1944 in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Peggy and George Mueller, Holly worked a ...

, and Darby English, the program has since widened its purview to partner with both regional and international institutions and scholars to challenge and expand the scope of the study and production of the visual arts. Caroline Fowler is the Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program at the Clark and teaches in the Graduate Program in the History of Art at Williams College. The Research and Academic Program also awards between ten and sixteen Clark Fellowships a year, ranging in duration from four weeks to ten months. Clark Fellowships allow promising scholars, critics, and museum officials opportunities for research outside of their professional obligations. Fellows, along with scholars and students from all stretches of the world, are encouraged to participate in the various conferences, colloquia, workshops, curator round tables, and seminars hosted by the program. Publications like The Clark Studies in the Visual Arts, as based on the proceedings of the annual Clark Conferences, serve as another forum for the interdisciplinary exploration of art historical issues.

Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art

The Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, established in 1972 in cooperation with the Clark, is an intensive two-year program that combines academic work, curatorial internships, workshops, an international study tour, and a range of instructors to culminate in a degree of the master of arts in the history of art. Located on the Clark Campus, the program draws on and works closely with the art history resources of both institutions. Of the nearly 1,500 graduates of the program, notable alumni include Cara Starke, Director of the

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, James Rondeau, Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Paul Provost, Deputy Chairman of Christie's.

Educational programs

The Clark offers extensive public educational programs that range from guided gallery talks to lectures, film series, studio art courses, and interactive activities for children to engage visitors of all ages and backgrounds with the Clark's collections and exhibitions. The interactive nature of the programs reflects the general mission of the Clark to advance the public understanding of art's transformative power.

Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing

The Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing has been awarded every other year since 2006. The prize "celebrates informed, insightful, and accessible prose that advances the public understanding and appreciation of the visual arts." The award is presented for "critical or historical writing that conveys complex ideas in a manner that is grounded in scholarship yet appealing to a diverse range of audiences." In 2006, three people were honored. Since then, one person has been selected each time it has been given. Winners of the Prize are: * 2006:

Kobena Mercer Kobena Mercer (born 1960) is a British art historian and writer on contemporary art and visual culture. His writing on Robert Mapplethorpe and Rotimi Fani-Kayode has been described as "among the most incisive (and delightful to read) critiques o ...

Linda Nochlin Linda Nochlin (''née'' Weinberg; January 30, 1931 – October 29, 2017) was an American art historian, Lila Acheson Wallace Professor Emerita of Modern Art at New York University Institute of Fine Arts, and writer. As a prominent feminist art ...

and

Calvin Tomkins Calvin Tomkins (born 17 December 1925) is an author and art critic for ''The New Yorker'' magazine. Life and career Tomkins was born in Orange, New Jersey. After graduating from Berkshire School, he attended Princeton University and received an un ...

* 2008:

Peter Schjeldahl Peter Charles Schjeldahl (; March 20, 1942 – October 21, 2022) was an American art critic, poet, and educator. He was noted for being the head art critic at ''The New Yorker'', having earlier written for ''The Village Voice'', ''ARTnews'', and ...

* 2010:

Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip '' Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship ...

* 2012:

Brian O'Doherty Brian O'Doherty (4 May 1928 – 7 November 2022) was an Irish-American art critic, writer, visual artist, and academic. He lived in New York City for over 50 years, serving as an art critic for ''The New York Times'' and NBC, as well as an edit ...

* 2015:

Eileen Myles Eileen Myles (born December 9, 1949) is a LAMBDA Literary Award-winning American poet and writer who has produced more than twenty volumes of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, libretti, plays, and performance pieces over the last three decades. No ...

Library

Established in 1962, the Clark library is one of the major art reference and research libraries in the United States. The library has over 280,000 volumes and many special collections, including Robert Sterling Clark's rare books collection. Materials include standard art reference titles and databases, monographs and scholarly journals in 65 languages from more than 140 countries, exhibition catalogs and museum publications, auction catalogs (including many nineteenth- and early twentieth-century catalogs), and artists’ books. The library is open to the general public and admission is free.

Directors

* Peter Guille (1955–1966) *

George Heard Hamilton George Heard Hamilton (1910 – March 29, 2004) was an American art historian, educator, and curator. Hamilton taught art history at Yale University and Williams College, as well as acting as Director of the Yale University Art Gallery and the ...

(1966–1977) * David Brooke (1977–1994) * Michael Conforti (1994–2016) *

Olivier Meslay Olivier Meslay OAL (born December 4, 1956 in Rabat) is a Moroccan-French art historian and curator. A scholar of British art, Meslay is the fifth director of the Clark Art Institute. Career He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 and Master of A ...

(2016–present)

Collection

Initially, the Clarks concentrated on Italian, Dutch, and Flemish

Old Master In art history, "Old Master" (or "old master")Old Masters De ...

paintings. Over time, their tastes shifted towards artists like John Singer Sargent, Edgar Degas,

Winslow Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in ...

, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. After 1920, the Clarks focused mainly on the art of 19th-century France — specifically works of

Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

and the

Barbizon School The Barbizon school of painters were part of an art movement towards Realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870. It takes its name ...

. Over the next 35 years, the Clarks would add to their private collection, increasing their holdings of paintings, porcelain, silver, prints, and drawings from the early fourteenth to the early twentieth century. Since its establishment in 1955, the Clark Art Institute has continued to grow its collection through acquisitions, gifts, and bequests, with a recent focus on expanding its

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...

collection. In 2007, the Manton Foundation donated the collection of its founders, Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, to the museum. The Manton Collection of British Art includes more than 200 works by British artists like

J.M.W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbule ...

Thomas Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British artists of ...

, and John Constable. In 2013, Frank and Katherine Martucci gave the museum eight

George Inness George Inness (May 1, 1825 – August 3, 1894) was a prominent American landscape painter. Now recognized as one of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced by the Hudson River School at the s ...

landscapes, supplementing his two works already in the collection. Today, the museum is best known for its works of

French Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

, specifically the paintings of

Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Re ...

, academic paintings by

Jean-Léon Gérôme Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The ra ...

and

William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female ...

, and its collection of European and American silver.

Collection highlights

Piero, madonna col bambino e 4 angeli, clark art institute

Old Master paintings

File:Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Warrior.jpg,

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Jean-Honoré Fragonard (; 5 April 1732 (birth/baptism certificate) – 22 August 1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific art ...

, ''The Warrior,'' c. 1770 File:Pietro Perugino cat39.jpg,

Pietro Perugino Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pupil. Ea ...

, ''Pieta with Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea,'' c. 1495 File:Botticelli and workshop - Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist.jpg, Botticelli and workshop, ''Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist,'' c. 1490-1500 File:Memling Gilles Joye.jpg,

Hans Memling Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a painter active in Flanders, who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. He ...

, ''Portrait of Gilles Joye,'' 1472 File:Domenico Ghirlandaio Portrait of a Lady.jpg, Domenico Ghirlandaio, ''Portrait of a Lady'', c. 1490

19th-century paintings

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

File:Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Dancers in the Classroom, c. 1880. Oil on canvas, oil 39.4 x 88.4 cm. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.jpg, Edgar Degas, ''Dancers in the Classroom,'' c. 1880 File:Claude Monet, Rouen Cathedral, the Façade in Sunlight.jpg,

Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. Durin ...

, ''Rouen Cathedral, the Façade in Sunlight,'' c. 1892-1894 File:Alfred Sisley 061.jpg,

Alfred Sisley Alfred Sisley (; ; 30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899) was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedicatio ...

, ''Thames at Hampton Court,'' c. 1874 File:James Tissot - Chrysanthemums.jpg,

James Tissot Jacques Joseph Tissot (; 15 October 1836 – 8 August 1902), anglicized as James Tissot (), was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of fashionable, modern scenes and society life in Paris before moving to London in 1871 ...

, ''Chrysanthemums,'' c. 1874-1876 File:Berthe Morisot The Bath.jpg, Berthe Morisot, ''The Bath (Girl Arranging Her Hair),'' c. 1885-1886 File:Carmen- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.jpg,

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in th ...

, ''Carmen,'' c. 1884 File:Edouard Manet Moss Roses in a Vase.jpg,

Édouard Manet Édouard Manet (, ; ; 23 January 1832 – 30 April 1883) was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. Bo ...

, ''Moss Roses in a Vase,'' c. 1882

=Pierre-Auguste Renoir

= File:Pierre-August Renoir Camille Monet reading.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, '' Camille Monet Reading,'' c. 1873 File:Thérèse Berard- Pierre-Auguste Renoir.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ''Thérèse Berard,'' c. 1879 File:Pierre-August Renoir Sleeping Girl with a Cat.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ''Sleeping Girl with a Cat,'' c. 1880 File:Pierre-August Renoir At the Concert a Box at the Opera s.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ''At the Concert, a Box at the Opera,'' c. 1880 File:Renoir Blond Bather.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ''Blonde Bather'', 1881 File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Autoportrait, 1899.jpg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ''Self-portrait'', c. 1899

Academic paintings

File:Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes 002.jpg,

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux ...

, ''Death and the Maiden'', c. 1872 File:Bouguereau Nymphs and Satyr MMA cr.jpg,

, ''Nymphs and Satyr'', c. 1873 File:Geromeslavemarket.jpg,

, ''The Slave Market,'' c.1884 File:Women of Amphissa.jpg,

Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (; born Lourens Alma Tadema ; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, ...

and

Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema Laura Theresa, Lady Alma-Tadema ( Epps; 16 April 1852 15 August 1909) was an English painter specialising in domestic and genre scenes of women and children. Eighteen of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy. Her husband, Sir Lawr ...

, ''Women of Amfissa'', c. 1887 File:Jean Léon Gérôme, Snake Charmer.jpg,

, ''

The Snake Charmer ''The Snake Charmer'' is an oil-on-canvas Orientalist painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme produced around 1879. After it was used on the cover of Edward Said's book ''Orientalism'' in 1978, the work "attained a level of notoriety matche ...

,'' c.1879

American paintings

File:Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George Washington.jpg, Gilbert Stuart, ''Portrait of George Washington,'' c. 1797 File:Portrait of Carolus-Duran.jpg, John Singer Sargent, '' Carolus-Duran,'' c. 1879 File:Winslow Homer West Point, Prouts Neck.jpg,

, ''West Point, Prout's Neck,'' c. 1900 File:Frederic Remington The Scout Friends or Foes.jpg,

Frederic Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...

, ''The Scout: Friends or Foes,'' c. 1900-1905 File:John Singer Sargent, Neapolitan Children Bathing.jpg, John Singer Sargent, ''Neapolitan Children Bathing,'' c. 1879 File:George Inness, Wood Gatherers- An Autumn Afternoon-.jpg,

, ''Wood Gatherers: An Autumn Afternoon,'' c. 1891 File:John Singer Sargent, Fumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris).jpg, John Singer Sargent, ''Fumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris),'' c. 1880

Manton Collection of British Art

File:Joseph Mallord William Turner, Melrose Abbey.jpg,

Joseph Mallord William Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbule ...

, ''Melrose Abbey'', c. 1822 File:Edward William Cooke, Venice at Sunset.jpg,

Edward William Cooke Edward William Cooke (27 March 1811 – 4 January 1880) was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener. Life and work Cooke was born in Pentonville, London, the son of well-known line engraver George Cooke; his uncle, William B ...

, ''Venice at Sunset'', c. 1864 File:John Constable, The Wheat Field.jpg, John Constable, ''The Wheat Field'', c. 1816

Featured Prints and Drawings

File:Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve.jpg, Albrecht Dürer, ''Adam and Eve'', c. 1504 File:Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Entrance of the Masked Dancers.jpg, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, ''Entrance of the Masked Dancers'', c. 1879 File:Man's Head in Woman's Hair - Edvard Munch.jpg, Edvard Munch, ''Man's Head in Woman's Hair'', c. 1896 File:Edvard Munch, Madonna.jpg, Edvard Munch, ''Madonna'', c. 1895 File:Winslow Homer - Lemon (1876).jpg,

, ''Lemon'', c. 1876 File:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Balcony with a Gilded Grotesque Mask.jpg,

, ''Balcony with a Gilded Grotesque Mask'', 1894 File:Mary Cassatt, After the Bath.jpg,

Mary Cassatt Mary Stevenson Cassatt (; May 22, 1844June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), but lived much of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar De ...

, ''After the Bath'', c. 1895 File:Jean-François Millet - Le Semeur.jpg,

Jean-François Millet Jean-François Millet (; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism ...

, ''The Sower'', c. 1865 File:Philibert Louis Debucourt, Modes et Manières No. 9- L'Escarpolette-Chapeau de paille brodé, sans Rubans.png, Philibert Louis Debucourt, ''Modes et Manières No. 9: L'Escarpolette (Chapeau de paille brodé, sans Rubans)'', c. 1800 File:Portrait of a Man- Erich Heckel.jpg,

Erich Heckel Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group ''Die Brücke'' ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer ...

, ''Portrait of a Man'', c. 1918

Photography

File:Wells Cathedral, William Willis.jpg, William Willis, ''Wells Cathedral'', c. 1873-74 File:Gustave Le Gray, Standing Nude.jpg,

Gustave Le Gray Jean-Baptiste Gustave Le Gray (; 30 August 1820 – 30 July 1884)Le Corre, Florence "Translated from the catalogue ''Une visite au camp de Châlons sous le Second Empire: photographies de Messieurs Le Gray, Prévot...'', Paris: musée de l'Armée, ...

,''Standing Nude'', c. 1855

References

External links

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