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Eugène Atget — Roses trémières
Eugène Atget

Roses trémières

"Roses trémières" is an albumen print by French photographer Eugène Atget documenting a cluster of hollyhock flowers in their natural setting. Numbered 846 and titled in pencil on the verso, this work exemplifies Atget's systematic cataloguing approach to botanical and architectural subjects in early 20th century Paris. The photograph demonstrates the photographer's characteristic attention to descriptive detail and his commitment to preserving disappearing aspects of urban and natural life through the albumen process.

Medium
albumen print, titled and numbered '846' 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: $5,000$7,000

Lot 35

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Eugène Atget, Roses trémières

"Roses trémières" is an albumen print by French photographer Eugène Atget documenting a cluster of hollyhock flowers in their natural setting. Numbered 846 and titled in pencil on the verso, this work exemplifies Atget's systematic cataloguing approach to botanical and architectural subjects in early 20th century Paris. The photograph demonstrates the photographer's characteristic attention to descriptive detail and his commitment to preserving disappearing aspects of urban and natural life through the albumen process.

Medium
albumen print, titled and numbered '846' in pencil on the reverse
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nostalgic, Photography, French, Documentary, Early 20th Century, Natural Light, botanical garden, Hollyhocks, Urban Landscape, Pictorialism

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Cleveland Museum of Art