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Eugène Atget Verrieres, Vieux Logis Photograph, France, Signed, Stamped, 1922

About the Item

Eugene Atget (French, 1857-1927) Verrieres, vieux logis, 1922. Albumen silver print. printing out paper print from glass negative. verso right side stamped 'E. Atget / Rue[?]' verso left edge reading vertically printed in pencil 'Verrieres / Vieux logis 6984' 18 x 22.9 cm. Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Modern Art, New York. Collection of Berenice Abbot Resources: Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York, 1.1969.1405. International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, 2008.112.48. Eugène Atget was an early French photographer who captured images of the rapidly disappearing elements of Paris during the waning 19th century. His straight forward yet wistful style served as an inspiration for generations of photographers, including the Surrealist Man Ray and the American Berenice Abbott. “For more than 20 years by my own work and personal initiative I have gathered from all the old streets of Vieux Paris the old hôtels, historic or curious houses, beautiful facades, beautiful doors, beautiful woodwork, door knockers, old fountains,” he once said. “This vast artistic and documentary collection is today complete. I can truthfully say that I possess all of Vieux Paris.” Born on February 12, 1857 in Libourne, France, Atget was orphaned when he was five years old and was primarily raised by his grandparents. He studied briefly at the Dramatic Arts Conservatory in Paris, and worked as an itinerant actor in the city before beginning his career as a commercial photographer. Atget’s clients were primarily painters and sculptors for whom he produced images of architectural details, doorways, and antiques. During his career, he seldom photographed people and instead roamed abandoned gardens or empty courtyards for his subject matter. Atget died on August 4, 1927 in Paris, France. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

Creator:

Eugène Atget (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 0.4 in (1 cm)Depth: 9.06 in (23 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Period:

1920-1929

Date of Manufacture:

1922

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. Rich, warm toned print on semi-gloss, light-weight paper, virtually trimmed to edges. Minor yellowing/ fading and few very unobtrusive creases/ crimps across surface, all characteristic of prints of this paperweight.

Seller Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU4190331707382

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