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Eugène Atget: Paris
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 206 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1300.
A flaneur and photographer at once, Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called documents of the city and its environs. His scenes rarely included people, but rather the architecture, landscape, and artifacts that made up the societal and cultural stage. Atget was not particularly renowned during his lifetime but in the 1920s came to the attention of the ... Read more
A flaneur and photographer at once, Eugene Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called documents of the city and its environs. His scenes rarely included people, but rather the architecture, landscape, and artifacts that made up the societal and cultural stage. Atget was not particularly renowned during his lifetime but in the 1920s came to the attention of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
TASCHEN
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836522304
SKU
9783836522304
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About Taschen
Jean Claude Gautrand, born in 1932, is one of France's most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he has also made a name for himself as a historian, journalist and critic, with numerous publications. He is the author of the TASCHEN books Paris mon amour (1999), Robert Doisneau (2003), Brassai (2004), Willy Ronis (2005) and Paris, Portrait ... Read more
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