St. Cloud

1904

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

The image shows a low point of view looking up at a stone staircase curving elegantly to the right. Large, leafy trees obscure the horizon to the left. The stone railings of the staircase are adorned with sculpted urns placed at intervals. The image is in sepia tones, highlighting the architectural details and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.8 × 21.8 cm (7 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.86

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Chicago; (sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, 6 October 2009, lot 195); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, bottom left in negative backwards: 65; on verso, top left in graphite perpendicular: 6807; center left: St Cloud

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