Atget's Paris - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 050027746X ISBN 13: 9780500277461

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the photographer Eugene Atget embarked on a single-handed project to record for posterity the face of "vieux Paris" at a time when the city was undergoing rapid change. "Atget's Paris" brings together his photographs in a single volume, reflecting the scope and nature of his efforts to capture the daily life of the "Ville Lumiere", and to record its boulevards and buildings. This selection of over 800 photographs, arranged by district, is concerned primarily with exteriors. Atget's views of Parisian parks and streets, mostly taken in the early morning light, frequently suggest a mysteriously deserted city, yet they have an evocative, poetic quality. The photographer's keen eye also saw the potential of architectural details such as doorknockers, trade signs, shopfronts or balconies. When he turned to people, he gave them centre stage, whether as part of the daily urban round or as representatives of the ordinary tradespeople associated with the "petits metiers" of Paris. Atget's aimed to preserve the picturesque and unexpected aspects of a vanishing scene, occasionally touched with sadness or with humour. His legacy, now preserved in public collections in France, London and New York, remained largely unknown outside specialist circles until the 1960s, but it is now recognized as an invaluable record of a past era.

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Review

"All I can say: get collecting. These books are an incredible value." - Image, London, on the photography book series"

About the Author

Hans Christian Adam studied psychology, art history and communication studies in Gottingen and Vienna. As a specialist in historical pictorial material, he has published numerous articles and books, including titles on travel and war photography. He is the author of TASCHEN's Edward Sheriff Curtis: The North American Indian, Karl Blossfeldt, Eugene Atget: Paris and Berlin. Andreas Krase (born 1958) lives in Berlin and Dresden, where he is curator of the Hermann Krone Collection at the University of Technology. He has published numerous articles and catalogues on photo-related topics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 050027746X
• ISBN 13: 9780500277461
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Atget Eugene
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 788