Eugène Atget
Bagatelle

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Artist Eugène Atget(French, 1857–1927)French, 1857–1927

CultureFrench

Titles

Bagatelle

Date1915–1919

PlaceParis, France

MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative

DimensionsSheet: 7 × 8 7/8 in. (17.8 × 22.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Englander

Object number2008.771

Not on view

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Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceThe artist, Paris, d. 1927; Berenice Abbott; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968; sold through [David Tunick, Inc., New York, 2002]; purchased by Caryl Englander and Israel Englander; given to MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Negative number and title marked in pencil on verso: "Bagatelle 792"

Stamped on verso: "E. ATGET / Rue Campagne-Première. 17th"

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