Who created "Two Ships Heading Away from Shore"?

Two Ships Heading Away from Shore was created by Gustave Le Gray in 1856–57.

When was "Two Ships Heading Away from Shore" created?

This artwork was created 1856–57.

What medium is "Two Ships Heading Away from Shore"?

Two Ships Heading Away from Shore is Albumen silver print from glass negative.

Is "Two Ships Heading Away from Shore" in the public domain?

Yes, Two Ships Heading Away from Shore is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Two Ships Heading Away from Shore

Gustave Le Gray

1856–57

Medium

Albumen silver print from glass negative

Dimensions

Mount: 14 3/4 in. × 18 13/16 in. (37.4 × 47.8 cm) Image: 12 1/2 × 16 7/16 in. (31.7 × 41.7 cm)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012

Accession Number

2013.159.36

About the Artist

Gustave Le Gray · 1820–1884

Gustave Le Gray, born on August 30, 1820, in Villiers-le-Bel near Paris to a prosperous merchant family, pursued his artistic ambitions against his parents' wishes for a legal career. As an only child, he trained as a painter in the studios of François-Édouard Picot and Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts, exhibiting at the Paris Salons in 1848 and 1853. In 1844, he married Palmira Leonardi...

Two Ships Heading Away from Shore

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