Being a painter myself... whenever I could dispense with architectural precision, I indulged in the picturesque, in which case I sacrificed a few details when necessary in favor of an imposing effect that would give a monument its real character… — Charles Negre Copy Share Image
If art is the poetic interpretation of nature, photography is the exact translation; it is exactitude in art or the complement of art. (1854) — Charles Negre Copy Share Image
Photography does not form a separate, barren field of art. It is only a means of execution, uniform, rapid and sure, which serves the… — Charles Negre Copy Share Image
Being a painter myself... whenever I could dispense with architectural precision, I indulged in the picturesque, in which case I sacrificed a few details… — Charles Negre Copy Share Image
