Interieur Artiste Dramatique

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Interieur Artiste Dramatique

1910

Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

This photograph depicts a corner of Atget's living room, although this fact was kept secret by him at the time. As with some other photographs from his Interiors series, Atget assigned this one a fictional subject: Monsieur R., a dramatic artist in the rue Vavin. Atget actually lived in the rue Campagne-Première, near the rue Vavin; since he had been an actor before turning to photography, the title incorporates a sly bit of self-reference.

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Object Details

Title:

Interieur Artiste Dramatique
Interior of Monsieur R., Dramatic Artist, rue Vavin

Date:

1910

Artist:

Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 13/16 inches (21.4 x 17.3 cm) Mount: 14 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (35.9 x 28.9 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, other Museum funds, and with the partial gift of Eric W. Strom, 2004

Accession Number:

2004-110-9

Geography:

Photograph taken in France, Europe

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