Joueur d'Orgue (Organ Grinder)

1898-1899, printed later

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

Berenice Abbott

Printer, American, 1898 - 1991

The image shows two individuals interacting. On the left, an old man stands behind a wheeled organ grinder with both hands on the handles. He wears a dark jacket and a flat cap. The man shows his beard and mustache distinctly. Next to him is a woman who appears to be smiling with her mouth open. She leans slightly back, maintaining contact with the man's hand. Her long hair is pulled back, and she wears a long, dark dress. In the background, there is a building with shuttered windows and a sidewalk, providing a simple urban setting.

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Provenance

Berenice Abbott, New York; Marchal E. Landgren [d. 1983], Washington, DC and New York (through Julien Levy Gallery, New York); bequest to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA), 1983; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite circled: 1; center stamped in black ink: EUGENE ATGET PHOTOGRAPH / COLLECTION BERENICE ABBOTT; center stamped in red ink: COPYRIGHT; across lower center in graphite: [arrow] 36 1/2 p [arrow]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1983.63

Wikidata ID

Q64147460

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