Eugène Atget (1857–1927) took up photography in the late 1880s, turning his camera on Paris in 1898. The French photographer captured Parisian streetscapes, shop fronts, and architectural details in a straight, documentary style, in contrast to the Pictorialist trend that was popular at the time.
Atget made beautiful and sensitive documents and by the early 1920s, up until his death, his works became increasingly expressive and metaphorical and were championed by the Surrealists for their poetic and haunting mood.
Thanks to the support of American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), Atget became recognized as one of the great early modern photographers, documenting Paris painstakingly on meanderings throughout the City of Light into the 20th century.
Abbott is famous for her black-and-white photographs of New York City. She also created a large body of portraits that she made in Paris. Abbott found inspiration in Atget's Parisian streetscapes, an influence that would carry over into her work and the series “Changing New York” (1935-38). A major body of Abbott’s work was made during the Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project.
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Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1904, No. 6483
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen silver print from glass negative, 8 1/2 x 7 inches (215 x 178 mm). From the artist's series on sculptures on the grounds of Versailles. Annotated in Atget's hand in pencil o...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Rue St. Denis et Cossounerie
By Eugène Atget
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled on back of the print.
Price Upon Request
Untitled ~ Door with Display Case
By Eugène Atget
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled on back of print.
Price Upon Request
Louvre, Salle Egyptienne
By Eugène Atget
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled on back of the print.
$375
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.02 in
'Sun Beams into Grand Central Station' Archival Photograph by Getty 20x24
By Hal Morey/Getty Images
Located in San Rafael, CA
An iconic image. Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows at Grand Central Station, New York City, circa 1930. (Photo by Hal Morey/Getty Images) As ...
Photographic Paper
$819
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Telephone, Palm Springs California - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Telephone' from Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series. This cool Palm Springs interior photography has a dreamy mid-century modern nostalgic vibe. Primarily known as a color photo...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
$2,350
H 39 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
"Peekaboo" Black & White Photograph 39 x 39 in Ltd. Ed. of 3 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Peekaboo" Black & White Photograph 39 x 39 in Ltd. Ed. of 3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the ar...
Photographic Paper
$2,350
H 24 in W 35 in D 0.1 in
"Untitled 1.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina
By García De Marina
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1.22" Photography 24' x 35' inch Edition of 10 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist García de Marina was born in Gij...
Digital Pigment
$2,350
H 39 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
"Inception" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Inception" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Ed. 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the ...
Photographic Paper
Eggs and Slicer
By Edward Weston
Located in Buffalo, NY
Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) Eggs and Slicer, 1930 Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston; signed, titled, dated and numbered '3E' by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Ed...
Silver Gelatin
Sundew
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Printed in rich platinum/palladium, these intricate and formal portraits depict the delicate but dangerous nature of carnivorous plants. "The poetic sensibility of nature seems to h...
Photographic Paper, Platinum
Nepenthes Teveyi
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Printed in rich platinum/palladium, these intricate and formal portraits depict the delicate but dangerous nature of carnivorous plants. "The poetic sensibility of nature seems to h...
Photographic Paper, Platinum
$1,800
H 43 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
Rope and Plant Stand (Silver Toned Gelatin Print Still Life in Vintage Frame)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Rope and Plant Stand, 2017 43" X 17 1/2" mounted archival pigment print, ed. 1/5 This vertical sepia toned silver gelatin print still life of a Rope and Plant Stand was printed by...
Silver Gelatin, Archival Paper
$1,850
H 31 in W 31 in D 0.1 in
"Shot" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Shot" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by th...
Photographic Paper
Leaf on Asphalt
By Brett Weston
Located in Buffalo, NY
"Leaf on Asphalt is signed and dated on the front of the mount. Limited Edition work from the Hawaii Portfolio.
Silver Gelatin
$1,350
H 17.88 in W 15 in D 0.13 in
Edward Weston's Desk, Black and White Photograph, Wild Cat Hill
By Kim Weston
Located in Soquel, CA
Black and white photograph of Edward Weston's desk, by Kim Weston (American, b. 1953). This photograph was taken in the former home of Edward Weston, Kim We...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Black and White
$819
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Buick in the Dust, Hemsby - Black and White Square Car Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Buick in the Dust, features an American Car, on a British Beach (Hemsby, Norfolk) driven by a German. Richard spent years honing his skills as a drag racing photographer, a sport he ...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
$819
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Nicely's Café, Mono Lake, California - Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, 'Nicely's Café' has a vibe of an American road trip, the classic diner interior has a cool cinematic feel. Primarily known as a color ...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin
Oak Seed #10
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn...” Ralph Waldo Emerson In the dirt. This is where life begins. The journey starts in darkness. Trees often inspire the gaze u...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Platinum
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H 7 in W 8.5 in
Entrée del la Cour 29 Rue Broca, 5ème arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1296
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 5/8 inches (178 x 219 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Entrance to the Courtyard at ...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Versailles Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1904, No. 6479
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen silver print from glass negative, from the Atget's series on sculptures on the grounds of Versailles, annotated in the artist's hand in pencil ...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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H 14 in W 11 in
Organ Grinder, Paris, 19th C. French Photography, Printed by Berenice Abbott
By Eugène Atget
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white photograph of an organ player on the streets of Paris, France at the end of the 19th Century (1899). Organ Grinder is by Eugene Atget - was printed C. 1950-60 by le...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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Untitled [On the Marne]
By Eugène Atget
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print made by Berenice Abbott Signed in pencil by Berenice Abbott, verso 8 x 10 inches, sheet size 7 x 9.25 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, l...
Silver Gelatin
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Untitled [Modern Interior]
By Eugène Atget
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print made by Berenice Abbott Signed in pencil by Berenice Abbott, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet size 9.25 x 7 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, l...
Silver Gelatin