{"product_id":"eugene-atget-paris-1","title":"Eugène Atget. Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eA flâneur and photographer at once, \u003cstrong\u003eEugène Atget \u003c\/strong\u003e(1857-1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called \u003cstrong\u003e\"documents\" of the city and its environs\u003c\/strong\u003e. His scenes rarely included people, but rather the \u003cstrong\u003earchitecture, landscape, and artifacts that made up the societal and cultural stage\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Atget was not particularly renowned during his lifetime but in the 1920s came to the \u003cstrong\u003eattention of the Dada and Surrealist avant-garde\u003c\/strong\u003e through Man Ray. Four of his images, with their particular fusion of mimesis and mystery, appeared in the surrealist journal, \u003cem\u003eLa Révolution Surréaliste, \u003c\/em\u003ewhile Ray and much of his artistic circle purchased Atget prints. Atget's fame grew after his death, with several articles and a monograph by Berenice Abbott. \u003cstrong\u003eSeveral leading photographers, including Walker Evans and Bill Brandt, have since acknowledged their debt to Atget\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This fresh TASCHEN edition gathers some \u003cstrong\u003e500 photographs from the Atget archives at Musée Carnavalet and the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris \u003c\/strong\u003eto celebrate his \u003cstrong\u003eoutstanding eye for the urban environment and evocation of a Paris gone by\u003c\/strong\u003e. Down main streets and side streets, past shops and churches, through courtyards and arcades and the 20 arrondissements\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewe find a unique portrait of a beloved city and the making of a modern photographic master.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGautrand, Jean Claude:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jean Claude Gautrand (1932-2019) was one of France's most distinguished experts on photography. An active photographer since 1960, he also made a name for himself as a historian, journalist, and critic, with numerous publications including his TASCHEN books on Brassaï (2004), Paris. Portrait of a City (2011), Robert Doisneau (2014), and Eugène Atget. Paris (2016).","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567497974034,"sku":"9783836522304","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c9219f8-4db6-4ad0-b588-ebcd1cb4fedf.jpg?v=1731921282","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eugene-atget-paris-1","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}