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Au Bon Puits, 36 rue Michel-le-Comte
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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- 1901
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 269edd98-5adc-4771-8bc1-ef2e45365426
View of the entrance of a business featuring a decorative well and curlicued metal grating above the front door. A man can be seen behind the door and reflections of the paved street are visble in the glass. Above the entrance, the words "AU BON PUITS" are painted on the facade. Glass bottles are displayed in the window to the right of the door.
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