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Call Number:

PH-00006

Collection Name:

Eugène Atget Photography Collection

Creator:

Abbott, Berenice (1898 - 1991)

Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)

No. of Items:

26 photographs

Span Dates:

1900-1922, 1950s

Description:

The collection consists of 26 photographs, which are primarily of the gardens, statues, and fountains of Versailles, by Eugène Atget (French, 1857-1927). Also included are views of Parc de Saint-Cloud, an interior courtyard of Fontainebleau, street scenes in Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, Beauvais, and Bourg-la-Reine. Two of the prints (983:0022:0001-0002) were made by Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) from Atget's original negatives. Abbott met Atget in 1927, and two years later she brought 2,000 of his negatives to the United States. Item-level information follows.

964:0040:0001 -- Grand Trianon, Coin de Parc, 1902. Albumen print, 21.4 x 17.6 cm;
964:0040:0002 -- Grand Trianon, 1905. Albumen print, 22 x 17.8 cm;
964:0040:0003 -- Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1904. Albumen print, 22 x 17.8 cm;
964:0040:0004 -- Versailles, Coin de Parc, circa 1905. Albumen print, 17.8 x 21.4 cm;
964:0040:0005 -- Versailles, Coin de Parc, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.9 x 17.7 cm;
964:0040:0006 -- Versailles, Grand Trianon, Coin de Parc, 1910. Albumen print, 21.2 x 17.5 cm;
964:0040:0007 -- Versailles, Bassin de Neptune, 1901?. Albumen print, 17.2 x 22.1 cm;
964:0040:0008 -- Versailles, Bassin de Neptune, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.5 x 21.4 cm;
964:0040:0009 -- Versailles, Bassin de Neptune, Dragon par Girardon, circa 1905. Albumen print, 17.7 x 21.3 cm;
964:0040:0010 -- Versailles, vase, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.8 x 17.7 cm;
964:0040:0011 -- Versailles, Bassin du Nord, 1902. Albumen print, 17.8 x 21.3 cm;
964:0040:0012 -- Versailles, Bassin du Nord, circa 1905. Albumen print, 17.9 x 21.8 cm;
964:0040:0013 -- Versailles, Cour d'honneur, circa 1905. Albumen print, 17.5 x 22.1 cm;
964:0040:0014 -- Versailles, Porte Rue Gambetta, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.7 x 17.5 cm;
964:0040:0015 -- Versailles, Bosquet de la Colonade, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.9 x 17.7 cm;
964:0040:0016 -- Versailles, Bassin du Nord, 1901. Albumen print, 17.6 x 21.7 cm;
964:0634:0001 -- Châtenay, vieille maison, vieille rue, 1901. Albumen print, 17.8 x 21.5 cm;
964:0634:0002 -- Bourg la Reine, Maison ou Mourir Condorcet, circa 1905. Albumen print, 17.5 x 21.5 cm;
964:0634:0003 -- Parc de St. Cloud, 1904-1907?. Albumen print, 21.6 x 17.5 cm;
964:0634:0004 -- Moulin Rouge, circa 1905. Albumen print, 22.7 x 17.9 cm;
964:0634:0005 -- Boutique rue Ste Foy 26, 1903-1904. Albumen print, 17.7 x 22 cm;
964:0634:0006 -- Beauvais, Vue prise dans la coin Rue de l'Abbé Gelée, 1904?. Albumen print, 21.4 x 18 cm;
964:0634:0007 -- Fontainebleau, Cour Ovale, circa 1905. Albumen print, 21.8 x 17.7 cm;
964:0634:0008 -- Parc de St. Cloud, 1906. Albumen print, 21.8 x 17.7 cm.
983:0022:0001 -- Villa d'un chiffonier (Rag Picker's Hut), 1912; printed 1950s?. Gelatin silver print, 22.3 x 17.3 cm (print); 23.2 x 18.3 cm (mount);
983:0022:0002 -- Cour, 7 rue de Valence, 1922; printed 1950s?. Gelatin silver print, 17.1 x 22.8 cm.

Accession No(s):

964:0040:0001-0016; 964:0634:0001-0008; 983:0022:0001-0002

Location(s):

2 osb (Boxes 1-2)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Grand Trianon, Coin de Parc
Date	1902
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.4 x 17.6 cm; 8 2/5 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0001

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Grand Trianon
Date	1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22 x 17.8 cm; 8 7/10 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0002

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Bosquet de l'Arc de Triomphe
Date	1904
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22 x 17.8 cm; 8 7/10 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0003

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Coin de Parc]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.8 x 21.4 cm; 7 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0004

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Coin de Parc]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.9 x 17.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0005

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Grand Trianon, Coin de Parc
Date	1910
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.2 x 17.5 cm; 8 3/10 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0006

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Bassin de Neptune]
Date	1901?
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.2 x 22.1 cm; 6 4/5 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0007

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Bassin de Neptune
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.5 x 21.4 cm; 8 1/2 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0008

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Bassin de Neptune, Dragon par Girardon]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.7 x 21.3 cm; 7 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0009

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, vase]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.8 x 17.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0010

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Bassin du Nord
Date	1902
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.8 x 21.3 cm; 7 x 8 2/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0011

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Bassin du Nord]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.9 x 21.8 cm; 7 x 8 3/5 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0012

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Cour d'honneur]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.5 x 22.1 cm; 6 9/10 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0013

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Porte Rue Gambetta
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.7 x 17.5 cm; 8 1/2 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0014

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Versailles, Bosquet de la Colonade]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.9 x 17.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0015

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Versailles, Bassin du Nord
Date	1901
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.6 x 21.7 cm; 6 9/10 x 8 1/2 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0040:0016

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Châtenay, vieille maison, vieille rue
Date	1901
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.8 x 21.5 cm; 7 x 8 1/2 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0001

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Bourg la Reine, Maison ou Mourir Condorcet]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.5 x 21.5 cm; 6 9/10 x 8 1/2 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0002

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Parc de St. Cloud]
Date	1904-1907?
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.6 x 17.5 cm; 8 1/2 x 6 9/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0003

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Moulin Rouge
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	22.7 x 17.9 cm; 8 9/10 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0004

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Boutique rue Ste Foy 26]
Date	1903-1904
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	17.7 x 22 cm; 7 x 8 7/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0005

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Beauvais, Vue prise dans la coin Rue de l'Abbé Gelée]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.4 x 18 cm; 8 2/5 x 7 1/10 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0006

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Fontainebleau, Cour Ovale]
Date	circa 1905
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.8 x 17.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0007

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Parc de St. Cloud
Date	1906
Medium	Albumen print
Dimensions	21.8 x 17.7 cm; 8 3/5 x 7 in
Credit line	Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession Number	964:0634:0008

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	Villa d'un chiffonier
Date	1912, printed 1950s?
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	mount: 23.2 x 18.3 cm; 9 1/10 x 7 1/5 in; print: 22.3 x 17.3 cm; 8 4/5 x 6 4/5 in
Accession Number	983:0022:0001

Artist/Maker	Atget, Eugène (1857 - 1927)
Title	[Cour, 7 rue de Valence]
Date	1912, printed 1956
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	17.1 x 22.8 cm; 6 7/10 x 9 in
Accession Number	983:0022:0002

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