Rouen

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Rouen

1907

Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

Atget photographed the city of Rouen only once, in 1907. The blurred look of this image is the result of a mistake at the time of exposure. Atget must have decided the subject was important enough and clear enough in his photograph to justify keeping a print of it.

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Object Details

Title:

Rouen

Date:

1907

Artist:

Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet (irregular): 8 7/16 x 6 13/16 inches (21.5 x 17.3 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Lynne and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-62-189

Geography:

Photograph taken in France, Europe

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