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Fine Arts
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Charles Nègre comes from a family of Italian descent, the Nègri,
established in Grasse since 1778. He spends his childhood in the
atmosphere of the prosperous family business, before leaving for
Paris at the age of 18 to study Fine Arts.
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With the closing of the Delaroche studio in 1843, Charles Nègre does a short stint in Michel Martin Drolling's, then works in Ingre's until 1848, who will strongly influence him.
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Portrait of Marie-Claire Gavoty 1861 |
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In August 1852, Charles Nègre leaves Grasse to photograph the monuments
and archeological vestiges of his homeland. He takes over 200 photos,
compiled under the name of "Album du Midi de la France". He also
enjoys photographing family members in groups or one by one.
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The Chartres Cathedral 1857 |
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In 1865, Charles Nègre acquires a 15 year patent for his procedure to transform photographic images into engraved plaques. The improvement he brings to existing procedures allows not only for the reproduction of recessed engraved plaques , but also raised engravings used for typographic prints. In addition, he introduces the damascening of plaques, and brings a whole range of half-tones and nuances to his predecessors' rather dry proofs.
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