Atget’s Ancien Regime
You may recognize this elegant photograph as one of Eugene Atget’s portraits of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Paris. Atget specialized in these still, pristine, balanced compositions of windows and doors, storefronts and cobblestones. Few people live in his Paris, though there is every sign of human civilization. An exhibit at the International Center for Photography, entitled “Atget: Archivist [...]
Posted on February 27, 2010 at 2:59 pm by Victoria Olsen · Permalink
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In: photography · Tagged with: Eugene Atget, International Center for Photography
In: photography · Tagged with: Eugene Atget, International Center for Photography