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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A pair of photographs depicting..., 1899–1903

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A pair of photographs depicting..., 1899–1903

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A pair of photographs depicting..., 1907–1923

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A group of four photographs (Á la..., 1908–1927

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A group of four photographs (Á la..., 1908–1927

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A pair of prints depicting Fontaine..., 1898–1922

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A pair of prints depicting Fontaine..., 1898–1922

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A group of four photographs (Untitled..., 1900–1912

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A group of four photographs (Untitled..., 1900–1912

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A group of three photographs (La..., 1900–1906

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A group of three photographs (La..., 1900–1906

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A group of four photographs (Ètampes -..., 1900–1907

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A group of four photographs (Ètampes -..., 1900–1907

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[Château de] Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, 1922

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[Château de] Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, 1922

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[Château de] Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, 1919–1921

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[Château de] Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, 1919–1921

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Roseraie, Jardin de Bagatelle, Bois de..., 1921

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Roseraie, Jardin de Bagatelle, Bois de..., 1921

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Montmartre, Rue Saint-Rustique, Paris, 1899

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Montmartre, Rue Saint-Rustique, Paris, 1899

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Ancien Bal du Vieux Chêne, R Mouffetard 71, 1899

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Ancien Bal du Vieux Chêne, R Mouffetard 71, 1899

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Cul de Sac, Salembière, 1898

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Cul de Sac, Salembière, 1898

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La Seine, Les Tondeurs de chiens, berges du..., 1899

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La Seine, Les Tondeurs de chiens, berges du..., 1899

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Coin, rue de l’Abreuvoir et des Saules, 1925

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Coin, rue de l’Abreuvoir et des Saules, 1925

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Porte de Montreuil (Villa dun chiffonier), 1912

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Porte de Montreuil (Villa dun chiffonier), 1912

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Demeter, Versailles, 1923

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Demeter, Versailles, 1923

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Passage des Eaux entre la rue Raynouard et..., 1901

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Passage des Eaux entre la rue Raynouard et..., 1901

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Ancien couvent des Carmes - 70, 1911

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Ancien couvent des Carmes - 70, 1911

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15 rue Maître Albert, 1911

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15 rue Maître Albert, 1911

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Le joueur d’orgue de barbarie avec une jeune , 1898

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Le joueur d’orgue de barbarie avec une jeune , 1898

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Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre. Paris, mai 1899., 1899

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Rue Saint Julien le Pauvre. Paris, mai 1899., 1899

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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20 PHOTOGRAPHS, 1880–1924

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20 PHOTOGRAPHS, 1880–1924

Sale Date: November 19, 2022

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Auberge des Carrosses d'Orléans, 1900

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Auberge des Carrosses d'Orléans, 1900

Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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