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Statue of "Le Sanguin", Versailles, France

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget

1900

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Early Modern

Dominant colour

Statue of "Le Sanguin", 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

The story of this work

Overview

The albumen print depicts the statue "Le Sanguin" in Versailles, recorded by Eugène Atget as part of his documentation of "Old Paris and its Environs." Atget, who began his photographic career in the late 1880s, focused on the vanishing character of older urban spaces amid modernization. His work, initially intended as a visual archive, later gained recognition for its surreal and modernist qualities. The image is mounted on green card, reflecting its presentation as part of a systematic photographic survey.

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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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