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Eugène Atget

French photographer (1857–1927)

Eugène Atget

Atget, c. 1890

Born

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget


(1857-02-12)12 February 1857

Libourne, Gironde, Aquitaine, France

Died4 August 1927(1927-08-04) (aged 70)

Paris, France

Known forphotography
SpouseValentine Delafosse Compagnon

Eugène Atget (French:[adʒɛ]; 12 February 1857 – 4 August 1927) was a French flâneur[1] and a pioneer of documentary photography, noted for his determination to document all of the architecture and street scenes of Paris before their disappearance to modernization.[1] Most of his photographs were first published by Berenice Abbott after his death.[2] Though he sold his work to artists and craftspeople, and became an inspiration for the surrealists, he did not live to see the wide acclaim his work would eventually receive.[2]

Biography

Early years

Jean-Eugène-Auguste Atget was born 12 February Biography and Early Career of Eugene Atget (2006) HUV