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Eugène Atget — Saint-Cloud
Eugène Atget

Saint-Cloud

A hauntingly serene photograph by Eugène Atget capturing the formal gardens of Saint-Cloud, rendered in his characteristic documentary yet poetic style. The image reflects Atget's lifelong mission to preserve the vanishing landscapes and architectural details of France, bathed in soft, timeless light that transforms the natural surroundings into something quietly monumental. On the verso, the work bears Atget's own hand in pencil — titled and annotated with the number '931' — alongside Museum of Modern Art deaccession notations added by unidentified hands.

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Titled, annotated '931' by the artist in pencil and Museum of Modern Art deaccession notations in unidentified hands in pencil on the verso.

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April 9, 2018

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Eugène Atget, Saint-Cloud

A hauntingly serene photograph by Eugène Atget capturing the formal gardens of Saint-Cloud, rendered in his characteristic documentary yet poetic style. The image reflects Atget's lifelong mission to preserve the vanishing landscapes and architectural details of France, bathed in soft, timeless light that transforms the natural surroundings into something quietly monumental. On the verso, the work bears Atget's own hand in pencil — titled and annotated with the number '931' — alongside Museum of Modern Art deaccession notations added by unidentified hands.

Medium
Titled, annotated '931' by the artist in pencil and Museum of Modern Art deaccession notations in unidentified hands in pencil on the verso.
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Melancholic Mood, Landscape Photography, Muted Earth Tones, Landscape Subject, Pictorialist Style, Male Artist, Documentary Style, Archival Photography, French Photographer, Modernist Pioneer, Documentary Photography, Early 20th Century, Landscape, Gelatin Silver Print, Park And Garden, Pioneering Master, Black and White, Pictorialist Photography

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Cleveland Museum of Art