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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Boutique Louis XVI, 3 quai de Bourbon, 1900

Eugène Atget

Boutique Louis XVI, 3 quai de Bourbon, 1900

Sale Date: September 8, 2006

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Versailles (Faune), 1921–1922

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Versailles (Faune), 1921–1922

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Versailles (Faune), 1905

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Versailles (Faune), 1905

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Boutique Louis XVI, 3 Quai de Bourbon, 1899

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Boutique Louis XVI, 3 Quai de Bourbon, 1899

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Château de Bagatelle, 1910

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Château de Bagatelle, 1910

Sale Date: June 8, 2006

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Passage Charlemagne, quartier des..., 1900

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Passage Charlemagne, quartier des..., 1900

Sale Date: May 22, 2006

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Église des Carmes, 1898

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Église des Carmes, 1898

Sale Date: May 22, 2006

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Rue de Lille, 1920–1929

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Rue de Lille, 1920–1929

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Views of Paris and surroundings (5 works), 1910

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Views of Paris and surroundings (5 works), 1910

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Untitled (Flower vendors, la Madeleine), 1926–1927

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Untitled (Flower vendors, la Madeleine), 1926–1927

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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La Villette, 1921

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La Villette, 1921

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Cabaret, 1921

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Cabaret, 1921

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Tuileries, 1921

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Tuileries, 1921

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Untitled (Horse-drawn taxi cab), 1910

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Untitled (Horse-drawn taxi cab), 1910

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Porte de Montreuil (Montreuil Gate), 1910

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Porte de Montreuil (Montreuil Gate), 1910

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Tuileries - Figure par gâteaux (+..., 1911–1912

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Tuileries - Figure par gâteaux (+..., 1911–1912

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Parc Monceau, 1921

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Parc Monceau, 1921

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Untitled (Colonne Moriss), 1910

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Untitled (Colonne Moriss), 1910

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Untitled (Woman with boulangerie cart), 1899–1900

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Untitled (Woman with boulangerie cart), 1899–1900

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Maison close, 1921

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Maison close, 1921

Sale Date: May 23, 2006

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Rosier, 1910

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Rosier, 1910

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Ste. Pélagie - Prison, 1900

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Ste. Pélagie - Prison, 1900

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Hotel Chalons Luxembourg, Rue Geoffroy Lasnier, 1898

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Hotel Chalons Luxembourg, Rue Geoffroy Lasnier, 1898

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Saule pleureur (Willow), 1900

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Saule pleureur (Willow), 1900

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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