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Eugène Atget — Pommier
Eugène Atget

Pommier

1898

"Pommier" (Apple Tree) is an albumen print by French photographer Eugène Atget, numbered 894 in his cataloging system. Created during the early 20th century, the photograph exemplifies Atget's documentary approach to capturing the vernacular details of the French landscape and countryside. The work reflects his systematic archival practice of recording disappearing aspects of rural and urban France, featuring the straightforward compositional clarity characteristic of his extensive photographic survey.

Medium
albumen print, titled and numbered '894' 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

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Eugène Atget, Pommier, 1898

"Pommier" (Apple Tree) is an albumen print by French photographer Eugène Atget, numbered 894 in his cataloging system. Created during the early 20th century, the photograph exemplifies Atget's documentary approach to capturing the vernacular details of the French landscape and countryside. The work reflects his systematic archival practice of recording disappearing aspects of rural and urban France, featuring the straightforward compositional clarity characteristic of his extensive photographic survey.

Medium
albumen print, titled and numbered '894' in pencil on the reverse
Year
1898
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Documentary realism, Photography, French, Tree, Albumen Print, Contemplative, Documentary, Photograph, Romantic Aesthetic, Botanical, Apple Tree, Early 20th Century, Landscape, Late 19th Century, Nature Study, Nature, Modern, Pictorialism, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art