Berenice Abbott
Eugène Atget

ExpandFavorite

Artist Berenice Abbott (American, 1898–1991)American, 1898–1991

CultureAmerican

Titles

Eugène Atget

Date1927

PlaceParis, France

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 13 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (34.4 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (34.4 × 24.1 cm)
Mount: 19 1/16 × 15 3/8 in. (48.4 × 39 cm)

Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.510

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Photography

Special Collections

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceEx-collection of a close friend of the artist, Christie's New York, lot 11; Houk/Frieman Gallery, New York;

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Houk/Friedman Gallery on 2/11/1987.
Exhibition HistoryFilm und Foto, Stuttgart, 1929.

"Paris in Loving Detail: Photographs by Charles Marville and Eugene Atget", MFAH, Lower Brown Corridor, August 23, 2004 - December 13, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in red ink recto, lower left on mat: " Rengo 2 mats pasted together "

Signed in pencil recto, below image lower right on mount: "Berenice Abbott".

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.