Charles Nègre

French Photographer · 1820–1880

36 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture

Charles Nègre began to photograph in 1844 in order to collect visual images to use in preparation for his paintings. Unlike many painters who turned to the new medium, Nègre never ceased to paint. He is best known for his landscape and architectural photographs of Paris, Chartres, and the Midi, a region in southern France. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Nègre printed all of his own photographs

Works

An Aisle of the Cloister of Saint Trophime, Arles

An Aisle of the Cloister of Saint Trophime, Arles

Getty Museum · about 1852

Arles, Tour Romaine Re-plaquée sous François 1er

Arles, Tour Romaine Re-plaquée sous François 1er

Getty Museum · 1852

Cathédrale de Chartres. Portique du Midi.

Cathédrale de Chartres. Portique du Midi.

Getty Museum · negative 1855; print April 1982

Cathédrale de Chartres. Port Royale.

Cathédrale de Chartres. Port Royale.

Getty Museum · negative 1855; print April 1982

[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

[Chartres Cathedral, Royal Portal (The Incarnation Portal), South Lateral Doorway]

Getty Museum · 1857

[Entrance to the Sacristy, Notre-Dame, Paris]

[Entrance to the Sacristy, Notre-Dame, Paris]

Getty Museum · about 1853

[Grasse, Moulin (cataractes)]

[Grasse, Moulin (cataractes)]

Getty Museum · 1852

[Group of Three Italian Street Musicians in front of 21, Quai Bourbon, Paris]

[Group of Three Italian Street Musicians in front of 21, Quai Bourbon, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative about 1854; print April 1982

[Hellenistic Sculpture] / [Statue of Hercules]

[Hellenistic Sculpture] / [Statue of Hercules]

Getty Museum · about 1847

[Italian Musicians (Pifferari) at 21 quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

[Italian Musicians (Pifferari) at 21 quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative summer 1853; print 1854

[Italian Street Musicians at Entrance to 21, Quai de Bourbon]

[Italian Street Musicians at Entrance to 21, Quai de Bourbon]

Getty Museum · 1851

Le Bûcheron

Le Bûcheron

Getty Museum · negative about 1857; print April 1982

[Left side of the Main Portal of Saint-Trophime with Evangelists and the Blessed, Arles]

[Left side of the Main Portal of Saint-Trophime with Evangelists and the Blessed, Arles]

Getty Museum · 1852

[Le Maçon Accroupi]

[Le Maçon Accroupi]

Getty Museum · negative before March 10, 1854; print April 1982

[Le Pont Marie, et les quais des Celestins, vus du quai d'Anjou]

[Le Pont Marie, et les quais des Celestins, vus du quai d'Anjou]

Getty Museum · about 1859

[Mason Kneeling] / [Maçon accroupi]

[Mason Kneeling] / [Maçon accroupi]

Getty Museum · negative before September 1853; print February–March 1854

[Organ Grinder at 21, quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

[Organ Grinder at 21, quai Bourbon, Ile Saint-Louis, Paris]

Getty Museum · before March or May 1853

[Pavillion de l'Horloge, The Louvre, Paris, France]

[Pavillion de l'Horloge, The Louvre, Paris, France]

Getty Museum · negative about 1855; print April 1982

[Pifferari rentrant au logis]

[Pifferari rentrant au logis]

Getty Museum · negative about 1853; print April 1982

[Place du Châtelet, Paris]

[Place du Châtelet, Paris]

Getty Museum · negative before summer 1852; print April 1982

[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

[Plaster Cast of Venus de Milo]

Getty Museum · about 1849

[Portail de Saint-Trophime de d'Arles]

[Portail de Saint-Trophime de d'Arles]

Getty Museum · negative 1853; print April 1982

[Portrait of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]

[Portrait of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres]

Getty Museum · plate about 1844; print April 1982

[Portrait of Jules Janin after Nadar]

[Portrait of Jules Janin after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative about 1857; print April 1982

[Portrait of Prince Adam Georges Czartorisky after Nadar]

[Portrait of Prince Adam Georges Czartorisky after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative 1854–1857; print April 1982

[Portrait of Rachel Félix and Two Unidentified Men on a Balcony]

[Portrait of Rachel Félix and Two Unidentified Men on a Balcony]

Getty Museum · 1853

[Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar]

[Portrait of Théophile Gautier, after Nadar]

Getty Museum · negative 1857; print April 1982

[Resting Chimney Sweeps]

[Resting Chimney Sweeps]

Getty Museum · 1851

[Roman Ramparts, Arles]

[Roman Ramparts, Arles]

Getty Museum · 1852

[Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris]

[Spartacus, Tuileries Gardens, Paris]

Getty Museum · June 1859

[Still Life of Game Bird with Feathers]

[Still Life of Game Bird with Feathers]

Getty Museum · 1855–1860

[The Angel of the Resurrection on the Roof of Notre-Dame, Paris]

[The Angel of the Resurrection on the Roof of Notre-Dame, Paris]

Getty Museum · 1853

[The Gate of the Chestnuts, Arles]

[The Gate of the Chestnuts, Arles]

Getty Museum · 1852

The Refectory of the Imperial Asylum at Vincennes

The Refectory of the Imperial Asylum at Vincennes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1858–59

[Trois petits enfants et un chien dans un jardin]

[Trois petits enfants et un chien dans un jardin]

Getty Museum · possibly about autumn 1853

[Women of Arles in the Cloister at Saint-Trophime]

[Women of Arles in the Cloister at Saint-Trophime]

Getty Museum · negative 1852; print April 1982