Saint-Cloud (Hêtre)

1919/1921

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

The image shows a close-up view of an ancient tree with a gnarled trunk. The perspective is from ground level looking up at the tree. The horizon is low in the frame, visible through the branches and sparse foliage. The bark of the tree is detailed and textured. The color palette includes browns and sepia tones. In the distance, more trees are visible against a pale sky in a park setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23 x 17.8 cm (9 1/16 x 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.73.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Berenice Abbott and Julien Levy, New York, NY, 1927; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1968; (David Tunick Ltd., New York, NY, 2001); NGA purchase, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Szarkowski, John and Maria Morris Hambourg. The Work of Atget: Vol. 3, The Ancien Regime. New York, 1983, fig. 38, p. 174.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: St. Cloud / Hêtre; upper right verso in graphite: 1012; lower center verso: artist's stamp with graphite addition: 17 bis

Wikidata ID

Q64147410

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