Eugène Atget
France (1857—1927)Born in Libourne and raised in Bordeaux, Eugène Atget moved to Paris at the age of twenty-one and initially pursued a career as an actor. After an infection affecting his vocal cords, he turned to painting and later to photography, beginning to document Parisian architecture, stage designs and works of art. During the First World War, he largely suspended his photographic activity and carefully preserved his archive. After the war, he resumed photographing and sold his work to various institutions, increasingly focusing on landscapes and nature. In 1925 he met Berenice Abbott, who purchased some of his photographs and later played a crucial role in promoting his work after his death.
