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Charles Nègre

Charles Nègre

French, 1820–1880

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Charles Nègre was a pioneering photographer, born in Grasse, France. He studied under the painters Paul Delaroche, Ingres and Drolling before establishing his own studio at 21 Quai Bourbon on the Île Saint-Louis, Paris.

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Works in Collection

28 works
Arles, Church of Saint-Trophime, Left Side of the Portal

Arles, Church of Saint-Trophime, Left Side of the Portal

Charles Nègre

1852

Group of Three Bag Pipers Standing on the Corner of 21 Quai Bourbon

Group of Three Bag Pipers Standing on the Corner of 21 Qu...

Charles Nègre

1854

Horloge Pavilion, Louvre

Horloge Pavilion, Louvre

Charles Nègre

1855

Imperial Asylum, Vincennes: The Laundry

Imperial Asylum, Vincennes: The Laundry

Charles Nègre

1858-59

Jamb Figures of Central Door of Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral

Jamb Figures of Central Door of Royal Portal, Chartres Ca...

Charles Nègre

1857

Leda

Leda

Charles Nègre

1850

Lemon Tree, Grasse

Lemon Tree, Grasse

Charles Nègre

c. 1852

Man with High Hat

Man with High Hat

Charles Nègre

1851

Place du Châtelet

Place du Châtelet

Charles Nègre

1854

Plant Study

Plant Study

Charles Nègre

1860s ?

Portal of Saint Triomphe, Arles Cathedral

Portal of Saint Triomphe, Arles Cathedral

Charles Nègre

1854

Portrait of Jules Janin, after Nadar

Portrait of Jules Janin, after Nadar

Charles Nègre

1857

Portrait of Prince Adam George Czartorisky, after Nadar

Portrait of Prince Adam George Czartorisky, after Nadar

Charles Nègre

1857

Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar

Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar

Charles Nègre

1857

Rachel

Rachel

Charles Nègre

1853

Reading Room, Imperial Asylum, Vincennes

Reading Room, Imperial Asylum, Vincennes

Charles Nègre

1858-59

South Porch, Cathedral of Chartres

South Porch, Cathedral of Chartres

Charles Nègre

1856 or 1857

Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris

Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris

Charles Nègre

1859

Standing Bag Piper and Seated Italiam Peasant Woman, at the Corner of 21 Quai Bourbon

Standing Bag Piper and Seated Italiam Peasant Woman, at t...

Charles Nègre

1855

The Chimney Sweeps

The Chimney Sweeps

Charles Nègre

1852

The Coconut Merchant

The Coconut Merchant

Charles Nègre

c. 1852

The Courtyard of 21 Quai Bourbon, Paris

The Courtyard of 21 Quai Bourbon, Paris

Charles Nègre

1851

The Little Ragpicker

The Little Ragpicker

Charles Nègre

1851

The Lumberjack

The Lumberjack

Charles Nègre

1853

Exhibitions

7 exhibitions

Mar 17, 1937 – Apr 18, 1937

Photography 1839–1937

243 artists · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Edward Steichen Photography Center

130 artists · 1 curator

May 27, 1964 – Aug 23, 1964

The Photographer's Eye

105 artists · 1 curator

Jul 09, 1969 – Sep 28, 1969

Portrait Photographs

43 artists · 1 curator

May 07, 1979 – Jul 29, 1979

Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the Arnold H. Crane Collection

11 artists · 2 curators

May 06, 1981 – Jul 05, 1981

Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography

54 artists · 1 curator

Nov 15, 1984 – Mar 03, 1985

From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

25 artists · 1 curator