Coin, rue du cimetière Saint-Benoît

1923

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

This image shows a cityscape at street level, featuring a partially demolished large building at the center. The scene includes aged buildings, with one on the right labeled "HOTEL" in faded text. The foreground has uneven, dirt-covered ground with scattered debris and stones. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of brown and sepia tones, contributing to the antiquated feel. The image appears to be a photograph capturing an urban environment during a period of transition or abandonment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18 x 22 cm (7 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.73.23

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. 2, The Art of Old Paris. New York, 1982, fig. 54, p. 182.

Inscriptions

lower right in negative: 6431; upper left verso in graphite: 6431; center left verso in graphite: Coin Rue du Cimetiere / St Benoit

Wikidata ID

Q64147422

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