"Picturesque Paris: Shop Signs and Old Boutiques of Paris", Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Boulevard de Strasbourg, corsets, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Hairdresser, Palais Royal
1926-1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Hairdresser, avenue de l'Observatoire, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Naturalist, rue de l'École de Médecine, 1926-1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Secondhand dealer, 32 Rue Broca, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fishing shop, Quai de la Mégisserie, 1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Newspapers, a corner of Rue Mouffetard, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Rue des Lavandières, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

56 Rue des Lombards, a corner of Rue des Lombards, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Untitled, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop, 3 Rue du Jour, 1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Secondhand dealer, 4 rue des Anglais, 1910-1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Newspaper shop, rue de Sèvres, 1910-11. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché, rue de Sèvres, 1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Flower shop, rue de Vaugirard, 1923-1924. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché department stores, 1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Avenue des Gobelins
1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

At the Petit Dunkerque, 3 quai Conti, 1900. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Store, avenue des Gobelins, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché, Paris, 1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop at 26 rue Sainte-Foy, 1903-1904. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Hairdresser, Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912.

Carmes Market, Place Maubert, 1910-1912. Source Gallica - BnF.

Naturalist shop, rue de l'École de Médecine, 1926.

Rue Mouffetard, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bookshop, 1923-1924. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop at Les Halles, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop, 93 rue Broca, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Books

Atget

(MOMA, 2004)

Atget - Voir Paris

(Éditions Xavier Barral, 2020)

Atget: Paris

(Gingko Press, 2007)

Eugène Atget: Paris

(TASCHEN, 2016)

Eugene Atget

(Macdonald & Co., 1985)

The World of Atget

(G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979)

Eugene Atget: Unknown Paris

(The New Press, 2003)

Eugène Atget: Paris 1898-1924

(T.F. Editores, S.L.C., 2011)

Atget Paris

(Gingko Press, 1993)

Eugene Atget: Paris

(teNeues Verlag, 1998)

More by Eugène Atget

Lampshade Seller, 1899-1900. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Picturesque Paris: Street Trades

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Visual documentation of street work and commerce in early twentieth-century Paris.

Lambert Circus, Fête de la Villette (Street Fair), 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Parisian Fairs

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Parisian fairs during the Belle Époque, highlighting the intersection of tradition and modernity in urban leisure culture.

Interior of Madame D., Landlady, Boulevard de Port-Royal, 1910. Image courtesy of Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet.

Parisian Interiors

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Domestic spaces of the early 20th century, reflecting the social stratification and decorative preferences of Parisian society during a period of transformation.

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DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan, July 1936

Changing New York

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Modernist exploration of 1930s New York's urban transformation, highlighting the contrast between historic architecture and the emergence of towering skyscrapers.

Young Farmers, 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

People of the 20th Century

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Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

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The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow

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The structural and social conditions of Glasgow’s slums before their demolition as part of urban improvement efforts in the late 19th century.

Framework Houses

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Typological exploration of vernacular architecture shaped by industrial-era imperatives, depicted with neutral light and frontal compositions.

Illustrations of China and Its People

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Ethnographic and artistic exploration of social and cultural traditions in 19th-century China.