EUGENE ATGET

ATGETClick icon to add picture Born in Feb 12, 1857- Aug

4, 1927 Libourne France,

Atget was a French painter

and photographer who’s

photos were well known for

displaying architecture and

wonderful streets of Paris,

mostly recognized as urban

landscapes.

Eugene Atget noticed that there

was a demand for pictures of the

old Paris and he spent the early

part of his photographic career

building up a portfolio of work

and clients in this field. His

work included photographs of

old buildings, street vendors,

architectural details and

buildings that were about to be

demolished, and of course the

old Paris.

RAG PICKER(1899)

Click icon to add picture In this image, a chiffonier , or

rag picker, pulls his horseless

cart through the Paris

streets. The deep shadow

that conceals half the

vendor's face amplifies the

intense expression created

by his furrowed brow.

Despite being notoriously

independent and proud, rag

pickers were outcasts in the

view of French society. 

ORGAN GRINDER (1898-99)

AVENUE DES GOBELINS(1925)

RUE DE LA MONTAGNE SAINTE GENEVIEVE