COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1985.113
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CMA_.1985.113
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Photographs
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Photographs
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Atget, Eugène
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Atget, Eugène
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1857 - 1927
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1857 - 1927
Creator Dates/Places
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Biography:
Eugène Atget French, 1857-1927Relatively unknown to the public during his lifetime, Eugène Atget is today an icon -- one of the most celebrated and influential photographers of the 20th century. Born near Bordeaux, Atget first directed his efforts to painting and the stage before turning to photography shortly before 1890. He is best known for his documentary scenes of Paris and Versailles, but he photographed a number of other sites as well. Atget viewed his work as a historical and aesthetic record, regarding it as documentation for use by artists. Indeed, several artists are known to have painted from his images.Using relatively unsophisticated, even outdated equipment, Atget achieved a view of French architecture and culture that is both personal and factual. Along with the rediscovery of the images of Mathew Brady in the early 20th century, the recognition of Atget's artistic accomplishments shortly before his death by Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, and others helped turn photographers away from the mannered style of pictorialism toward the visual and technical clarity of modernism. Marked by a selective and highly individual method, his is among the most widely shown, published, and recognized work in photography today. T.W.F.
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Eugène Atget French, 1857-1927Relatively unknown to the public during his lifetime, Eugène Atget is today an icon -- one of the most celebrated and influential photographers of the 20th century. Born near Bordeaux, Atget first directed his efforts to painting and the stage before turning to photography shortly before 1890. He is best known for his documentary scenes of Paris and Versailles, but he photographed a number of other sites as well. Atget viewed his work as a historical and aesthetic record, regarding it as documentation for use by artists. Indeed, several artists are known to have painted from his images.Using relatively unsophisticated, even outdated equipment, Atget achieved a view of French architecture and culture that is both personal and factual. Along with the rediscovery of the images of Mathew Brady in the early 20th century, the recognition of Atget's artistic accomplishments shortly before his death by Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, and others helped turn photographers away from the mannered style of pictorialism toward the visual and technical clarity of modernism. Marked by a selective and highly individual method, his is among the most widely shown, published, and recognized work in photography today. T.W.F.
Biography
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Birth Place:
Libourne, France
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Libourne, France
Creator Birth Place
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Creator Death Place:
Paris, France
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Paris, France
Creator Death Place
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Creator Name-CRT:
Jean Eugène Auguste Atget
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Jean Eugène Auguste Atget
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Versailles, Chaste Venus
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Versailles, Chaste Venus
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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Title:
Versailles, Vénus Pudique
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Versailles, Vénus Pudique
Title
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Title Type:
Foreign
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Foreign
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1922-23
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1922-23
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1922
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1922
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1923
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1923
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
albumen print, gold toned
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albumen print, gold toned
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Photography
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Photography
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
Image: 18.1cm x 22.6cm
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Image: 18.1cm x 22.6cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1985.113
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1985.113
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Written in pencil on verso: 'Versailles 1203'; scratched into negative: '1503 [sic]'
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Written in pencil on verso: 'Versailles 1203'; scratched into negative: '1503 [sic]'
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
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Context:
During the first quarter of the 20th century, Eugène Atget photographed the French urban experience. Periodically, from 1901-26 Atget was particularly attracted to the grounds and gardens at the palace of Versailles, photographing its walks, fountains, and statues during different seasons. An eerie stillness frequently suffuses his images, as it does in this haunting photograph of a bronze sculpture of Venus by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720), positioned on a raised plinth facing the palace's garden facade.
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During the first quarter of the 20th century, Eugène Atget photographed the French urban experience. Periodically, from 1901-26 Atget was particularly attracted to the grounds and gardens at the palace of Versailles, photographing its walks, fountains, and statues during different seasons. An eerie stillness frequently suffuses his images, as it does in this haunting photograph of a bronze sculpture of Venus by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720), positioned on a raised plinth facing the palace's garden facade.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1985.113.tif
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CMA_.1985.113.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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