Avenue des Gobelins

1925-1927, printed later

Eugène Atget

Associated Names
Eugène Atget

Artist, French, 1857 - 1927

Berenice Abbott

Printer, American, 1898 - 1991

This is a photograph of a shop window displaying a mannequin dressed in plain clothing. The mannequin features a long-sleeved shirt with a collar and buttons down the front, paired with simple pants. The attire appears to be constructed from a light-colored fabric. In the background and adjacent to the mannequin, the shop window contains various retail items, including metallic cups, packages of goods, and hanging items like belts or straps.

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Artwork history & notes

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, top right in graphite: 158; center stamped in black ink: PHOTO E. ATGET / COLLECTION BERENICE ABBOTT / 13 W. 67th ST. / COPYRIGHT; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, center right in graphite: 1983.66; bottom right: 1983.66

Wikidata ID

Q64147463

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