Eugène Atget - Jean Claude Gautrand
Eugène Atget - Jean Claude Gautrand A fl neur and photographer at once, Eug ne Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage…
Specifikacia Eugène Atget - Jean Claude Gautrand
Eugène Atget - Jean Claude Gautrand
A fl neur and photographer at once, Eug ne Atget (1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called "documents" of the city and its environs. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris.
Four of his images, with their particular fusion of mimesis and mystery, appeared in the surrealist journal, La R volution Surr aliste, while Ray and much of his artistic circle purchased Atget prints. 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 Dada and Surrealist avant-garde through Man Ray. Atget's fame grew after his death, with