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Statue of "Anger", Versailles, France

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget

1900

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

Statue of "Anger", Versailles, France is a 1900 photographic by Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget, 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

About this work

The photograph is titled "Anger" and was taken at Versailles, France. It's a work by Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget. Atget started taking photos professionally in the late 1880s. He had a project to record "Old Paris" and took many photos of the city's streets and buildings. To learn more about the techniques used in this photograph, look up the technique of sfumato.

The story of this work

Overview

An albumen print mounted on green card, this photograph by Eugène Atget is part of a series documenting the streets and architecture of Old Paris. Taken around 1900, the image captures the weathered details of a statue titled "Anger" at the Palace of Versailles, reflecting Atget's focus on preserving the fading character of the city amid modernization. The photograph was later associated with the Surrealist movement after Atget's work was noticed by Man Ray and his circle in 1926.

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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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