Parc de Saint-Cloud (urns)

This albumen print by Eugène Atget documents ornamental urns in the Parc de Saint-Cloud, capturing the formal gardens' sculptural details with the photographer's characteristic documentary precision. The image exemplifies Atget's systematic cataloging of Parisian architectural and landscape features during the early twentieth century, with the negative numbering and archival notations indicating its place within his extensive body of work. Through careful composition and tonal subtlety, Atget transforms what might be merely topographical record into a meditation on classical taste and the enduring forms of French garden design.