Etang, Ville-d'Avray

1923–25

Not on view

With the financial security that came from the sale of the majority of his negatives of old Paris to the French government in fall 1920, Atget felt able to photograph for his own pleasure. Free from the concerns of commercial utility, he made many of his most beautiful and original photographs in the final years of his life. This spot was a favorite of the landscape painter Camille Corot–the pond was, in fact, often called "Corot's pond." Atget caught the simple rowboat in the embrace of tree branches and their reflection.

Artwork Details

Title: Etang, Ville-d'Avray
Artist: Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris)
Date: 1923–25
Medium: Matte albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gift, 2005
Object Number: 2005.100.435
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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