Cannes, Ile Saint Honorat

c. 1899-1927

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

The image shows a ground-level view of a landscape with tall trees on a gently sloping terrain. The trees have dense canopies and appear to be swaying in the wind. The scene has a monochromatic palette of sepia or brown hues. The foreground has sparse grass and scattered rocks, leading to a dense wooded area in the distance. In the background, there are lighter, blurry tones that indicate the sky or a distant body of water.

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Provenance

Museum of Modern Art, New York; Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; Gift to NGA, 2004.

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Inscriptions

Lower right in negative: 1143. All on verso: by artist, vertical across left in graphite: Cannes (Pins)/ Ile St Honorat / 1143; stamped vertical center: E. Atget / Rue Campagne-Premiere, 17 / 17 bis (in graphite); in later hand, vertical across upper right in graphite: MOMA / DUPE SHM / 2002; lower left in graphite: 1.69.757 / MOMA (crossed out); dupe 12/17/75 BLM

Wikidata ID

Q64147445

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