Eugène Atget
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Eugène Atget was a pioneering French photographer renowned for his atmospheric, documentary images of early 20th-century Paris that profoundly shaped modern photography.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atget | 1 |
| Eugène Atget canonical | 1 |
| Jean Eugène Auguste Atget | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary photographer
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ street photographer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1927 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Montparnasse Cemetery
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surface form:
Cimetière de Montparnasse
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| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-02-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1927-08-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Eugène Atget
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surface form:
Atget
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| fullName |
Eugène Atget
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jean Eugène Auguste Atget
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| genre |
architectural photography
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documentary photography ⓘ street photography ⓘ urban landscape photography ⓘ |
| givenName |
Eugène
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Jean ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt |
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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surface form:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
George Eastman Museum ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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| influenced |
Berenice Abbott
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Surrealist photographers ⓘ Walker Evans ⓘ documentary photographers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric images of Parisian streets
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documenting old Paris ⓘ influence on Surrealism ⓘ influence on modern photography ⓘ photographs of Paris ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement |
documentary photography
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modern photography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Documents pour artistes
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Vieux Paris ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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peddler of photographic documents ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| photographedPlace |
Paris
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Saint-Cloud ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| photographicSubject |
Parisian courtyards
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Parisian shopfronts ⓘ architectural details ⓘ parks and gardens ⓘ streets of Paris ⓘ tradespeople and small businesses ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Libourne ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| soldWorkAs | documents for artists ⓘ |
| soldWorkTo |
architects
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artists ⓘ designers ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on everyday urban scenes
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frontality and directness ⓘ lack of dramatic effects ⓘ soft, atmospheric light ⓘ |
| subjectOf | monograph "Atget" by John Szarkowski ⓘ |
| usedCameraType | large-format view camera ⓘ |
| usedProcess |
albumen prints
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glass plate negatives ⓘ silver printing-out paper ⓘ |
| wasPromotedBy |
Berenice Abbott
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Man Ray ⓘ |
| wasRediscoveredBy | Berenice Abbott ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jean Eugène Auguste Atget
this entity surface form:
Atget