Eugène Atget

(French, 1857–1927)

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.

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St. Cloud, 1922

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St. Cloud, 1922

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St. Cloud, 1904

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St. Cloud, 1904

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Meudon - Ruines - Ancien Château de Meudon, 1902

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Meudon - Ruines - Ancien Château de Meudon, 1902

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Luxembourg (Fontaine), 1926

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Luxembourg (Fontaine), 1926

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Notre Dame, 1923

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Notre Dame, 1923

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Fête des Invalides, 1898

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Fête des Invalides, 1898

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Rue Grenier, St. Lazare, coté Rue St. Martin , 1912

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Rue Grenier, St. Lazare, coté Rue St. Martin , 1912

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Pont des Tuileries, 1911

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Pont des Tuileries, 1911

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Hôtel de Beauvais, 68 Rue François Miron, 1902

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Hôtel de Beauvais, 68 Rue François Miron, 1902

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Montmartre, Place du Tertre, 1924

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Montmartre, Place du Tertre, 1924

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Notre Dame, 1926

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Notre Dame, 1926

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Paris, Hôtel Colbert, 1905–1915

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Paris, Hôtel Colbert, 1905–1915

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Paris, Bourse du commerce, 1905–1915

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Paris, Bourse du commerce, 1905–1915

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Paris, Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet, 1905–1915

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Paris, Saint-Nicolas du Chardonnet, 1905–1915

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Juvisy, Mascarons des fontaines, 1922

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Juvisy, Mascarons des fontaines, 1922

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Paris, Jardins des Tuileries, 1905–1915

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Paris, Jardins des Tuileries, 1905–1915

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Paris, le cimetière du Père Lachaise, 1905–1915

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Paris, le cimetière du Père Lachaise, 1905–1915

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Paris, rue Haute-Feuille, 1905–1915

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Paris, rue Haute-Feuille, 1905–1915

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Paris, angle du Boulevard de la..., 1905–1915

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Paris, angle du Boulevard de la..., 1905–1915

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Paris, Place du Caire, 1905–1915

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Paris, Place du Caire, 1905–1915

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Porte, 10 rue du petit pont (demoli), 1907

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Porte, 10 rue du petit pont (demoli), 1907

Sale Date: October 5, 2010

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Hotel particulier de la Comtesse de la..., 1900

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Hotel particulier de la Comtesse de la..., 1900

Sale Date: October 26, 2010

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Magasin, Avenue des Gobelins, 1925

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Magasin, Avenue des Gobelins, 1925

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Marche Ste. Catherine, 1908

Eugène Atget

Marche Ste. Catherine, 1908

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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