Artist
Eugène Atget(French, 1857–1927)French, 1857–1927
CultureFrench
Titles
- Meaux - ancien cloître des Chanoines
Date1910
PlaceMeaux, France
MediumGelatin silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 x 6 7/8 in. (22.7 x 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.7 × 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.7 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Englander
Object number2018.215
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
his life—even after the introduction of roll film and handheld cameras—Atget
photographed with a large, tripod-mounted camera and commercially prepared
“gelatin dry plate” glass negatives. He made contact prints, placing the
negative directly on photographic paper, rather than projecting it through an
enlarger; his negatives and positives are therefore the same size. Atget
printed on three types of photographic paper: most are on a thin albumen-coated
paper that was the standard during the 19th century; some prints are on a
heavier, glossier, and somewhat rosier gelatin-coated paper; and a small number
are printed on a beautiful, velvety, matte-surface albumen paper.
ProvenanceCaryl Englander and Israel Englander; given to MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top: Meaux-cloitre // des Chanoines // 6707
Inscribed in ink, verso, bottom right corner: 1.69.2351
Stamped in black with addition in pencil, verso, bottom center: E. ATGET // Rue Campagne-Première, 17bis[pencil]
Inscribed in ink, verso, bottom right corner: 1.69.2351
Stamped in black with addition in pencil, verso, bottom center: E. ATGET // Rue Campagne-Première, 17bis[pencil]
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