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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Vieux puits dans la cour du G de la rue , 1912–1912

Eugène Atget

Vieux puits dans la cour du G de la rue , 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Hôtel Lavalette de Fieubert

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Hôtel Lavalette de Fieubert

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Meudon (ancien château) entrée du laboratoire

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Meudon (ancien château) entrée du laboratoire

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Place des Vosges, Pavillon du roi (Actuellement...

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Place des Vosges, Pavillon du roi (Actuellement...

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Hôtel des Évêques de Sens (1 rue de Figurier) -...

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Hôtel des Évêques de Sens (1 rue de Figurier) -...

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Hotel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande 47..., 1900–1900

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Hotel des Ambassadeurs de Hollande 47..., 1900–1900

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Quai des Celestines, 1900–1900

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Quai des Celestines, 1900–1900

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Aulnay - Maison de Chateaubriand à la..., 1901–1901

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Aulnay - Maison de Chateaubriand à la..., 1901–1901

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Stains - Pied à terre des Duc d'Orléans, 1904–1905

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Stains - Pied à terre des Duc d'Orléans, 1904–1905

Sale Date: May 3, 2001

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Étampes - Maison de Diane de Poitiers, 1905–1905

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Étampes - Maison de Diane de Poitiers, 1905–1905

Sale Date: May 3, 2001

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Couvent de l'Assomption démoli en 1898

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Couvent de l'Assomption démoli en 1898

Sale Date: May 3, 2001

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Twenty photographs, 1875–1925

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Twenty photographs, 1875–1925

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Juvisy - Le belle fountaine, 1905–1905

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Juvisy - Le belle fountaine, 1905–1905

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Rue Norvins, 1905–1905

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Rue Norvins, 1905–1905

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Jardin du Luxembourg, 1898–1898

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Jardin du Luxembourg, 1898–1898

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Hotel de Villars 116 Ruse de Grenelle, 1905–1905

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Hotel de Villars 116 Ruse de Grenelle, 1905–1905

Sale Date: April 26, 2001

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Pommier, 1922–1923

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Pommier, 1922–1923

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Fête des invalides, 1898–1899

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Fête des invalides, 1898–1899

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Quai d'Anjou, 1926–1926

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Quai d'Anjou, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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St. Cloud, 1924–1924

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St. Cloud, 1924–1924

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Notre Dame, 1923–1923

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Notre Dame, 1923–1923

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Bles, 1900–1900

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Bles, 1900–1900

Sale Date: April 25, 2001

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Crépy-en-Valois, ancien château, 1921–1921

Eugène Atget

Crépy-en-Valois, ancien château, 1921–1921

Sale Date: April 18, 2001

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Hôtel Équevilly, rue de Turenne, 1910–1910

Eugène Atget

Hôtel Équevilly, rue de Turenne, 1910–1910

Sale Date: April 6, 2001

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