
Bijouterie, avenue des Gobelins
1926
Eugène Atget's "Bijouterie, avenue des Gobelins" is a printing-out-paper print that documents a jewelry shop storefront in Paris with the characteristic clarity and documentary precision that defined his architectural and commercial photography. The print bears Atget's studio stamp from Rue Campagne-Première along with his numbering system, reflecting his methodical cataloging of Parisian street life and commerce in the early twentieth century. This work exemplifies Atget's role as an urban chronicler, capturing the material culture and commercial landscape of Paris through a straightforward, unflinching photographic approach.
- Medium
- printing-out-paper print, numbered '120' twice in the negative, titled and numbered in pencil and with the photographer's Rue Campagne-Première studio stamp, annotated '17 bis' in pencil, on the reverse
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The World of Eugène Atget: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art
October 10, 2024
Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000
Lot 31
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