Eugène Atget / The Park at Sceaux [April 1925, 7a.m.] / 1925

Eugène Atget
The Park at Sceaux [April 1925, 7a.m.]
1925
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Creator Name: Atget, Eugène
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1857 - 1927
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 Using relatively unsophisticated, even outdated equipment, Atget achieved a view of French architecture and culture that is both personal and factual.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.
Gender: M
Creator Birth Place: Libourne, France
Creator Death Place: Paris, France
Creator Name-CRT: Eugène Atget
Title: The Park at Sceaux [April 1925, 7a.m.]
Title Type: Primary
Title: Parc de Sceaux [Avril 1925, 7 h. matin]
Title Type: Foreign
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1925
Creation End Date: 1925
Creation Date: 1925
Object Type: Photographs
Classification Term: Photograph
Materials and Techniques: arrowroot print, gold-toned
Dimensions: Image: 22.9cm x 17.6cm
Inscriptions: written in pencil on verso: "Parc de Sceaux"; "(possible initials)"?
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 2002.68
Credit Line: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Rights: http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html
Style or Period: France, 20th century
Context: During the early 20th century, Atget began to photograph the magnificent châteaux and many of the parks surrounding Paris. This photograph comes from a series taken of the abandoned estate and garden at Sceaux-considered Atget's rarest and finest series. The image records that fleeting moment when a tree's sculptural form and the beginning stubble of its spring foliage are both visible. Shooting directly into early morning light, Atget captured the stately trees' long, shimmering reflections on the placid pond surface. By visually compressing the background with the foreground, he created an illusion which portrays the scene as unfolding on a single plane. The use of arrowroot paper, characterized by a velvety texture and cool gray tonal range, enhances the print's atmospheric quality. This picture acknowledges Atget's unmatched ability to subtly combine descriptive information and expression, creating mysterious images of breathtaking beauty.
AMICA ID: CMA_.2002.68
AMICA Library Year: 2003
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