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Poterne des Peupliers, zoniers
Creator
Eugène AtgetFrench Photographer · 1857–1927
All works by this person →Eugène Atget never called himself a photographer; instead he preferred "author-producer." A private, almost reclusive man, Atget first tried his hand at painting and acting, then began to photograph *vieux Paris* (Old Paris) in 1898. He photographed in part to create "documents," as he called his photographs, of architecture and urban views, but he supported himself by selling these photographs to
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- 1913
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 5ba84509-0718-49ad-9117-568a4dddea50
From the Getty Museum record
View of a man holding up a wooden cart, surrounded by makeshift dwellings. The man is wearing a newsboy cap and his pants have patches on the knees. Behind the man is a boy, also wearing a newsboy cap, with his hand in his pocket and a cigarette in his mouth. The cart is laden down with wicker baskets and behind the cart, to the right, is a small boy. The group is facing the photographer. To the left of the group is a child sitting in a makeshift hut; a rag hangs from the roof of the hut that reads "TELEPHONE" and a birdcage and folding stool are next to the hut. Jugs, crates, bottles, and wicker baskets are visible in the yard in front of dwellings. A stone wall and trees are visible in the distance.
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