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"France Triumphant", Versailles, France

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget

1900

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern Fountain

Dominant colour

"France Triumphant", Versailles, France is a 1900 photographic by Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget, depicting Fountain, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget
When & what style?: 1900
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The photograph *France Triumphant* is an albumen print mounted on green card, part of Eugène Atget’s series documenting Old Paris and its surroundings. Created in 1900, the image reflects Atget’s methodical approach to recording the city’s fading architectural character amid modernization. Later recognized for its surreal qualities, the work was initially valued as a factual record before being reinterpreted for its unconventional perspectives and atmospheric details. The photograph was later associated with Surrealist circles in the 1920s, though Atget himself remained detached from artistic…

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About the artist

Artist

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget spent the early 1900s photographing Versailles when tourists were scarce, turning empty courtyards and statues into quiet studies of light and weather.

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