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EUGÈNE ATGET. Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève

Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève. Artist: Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857-1927 Paris). Dimensions: Image: 17.4 x 22.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 17.7 × 22.5 cm (17.7 × 22.5 cm). Date: 1924.
In his early work, Atget often photographed in full midday sun so that his "documents" would record all the details of architectural or ornamental subjects. In his late work, such as this view of the Pantheon, he often photographed in the early morning, when the absence of people and the presence of a softly luminous light suffused his scenes with quietude. The photograph is clearly an evocation of the experience of Paris, not simply a document of its architecture.

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Author:

EUGÈNE ATGET (1857-1927)

Title:

Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève

Caption:

Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève. Artist: Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857-1927 Paris). Dimensions: Image: 17.4 x 22.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.) Sheet: 17.7 × 22.5 cm (17.7 × 22.5 cm). Date: 1924. In his early work, Atget often photographed in full midday sun so that his "documents" would record all the details of architectural or ornamental subjects. In his late work, such as this view of the Pantheon, he often photographed in the early morning, when the absence of people and the presence of a softly luminous light suffused his scenes with quietude. The photograph is clearly an evocation of the experience of Paris, not simply a document of its architecture.

Technique/material:

Matte albumen silver print from glass negative

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

3840 x 3040 px | 33.4 MB

Print size:

32.5 x 25.7 cm | 12.8 x 10.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ALBUMEN • EUGÈNE ATGET • EUROPE • FRANCE • GLASS NEGATIVE • GLASS • MATTE ALBUMEN SILVER PRINT FROM GLASS NEGATIVE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEGATIVES • PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES • PHOTOGRAPHS • PRINTS