id:			152230
accession number:	1985.116
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updated:		2023-08-23 22:51:31.076000

Fountain of the L'École Polytechnique, 1902. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 17.6 x 21.5 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.116

title:				Fountain of the L'École Polytechnique
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creation date:			1902
creation date earliest:		1902
creation date latest:		1902
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	albumen print, gold toned
department:	Photography
collection:	Photography
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927)  - artist
Eugène Atget French, 1857-1927

Relatively unknown to the public during his lifetime, Eugène Atget is today an icon -- one of the most celebrated and influential photographers of the 20th century. Born near Bordeaux, Atget first directed his efforts to painting and the stage before turning to photography shortly before 1890. He is best known for his documentary scenes of Paris and Versailles, but he photographed a number of other sites as well. Atget viewed his work as a historical and aesthetic record, regarding it as documentation for use by artists. Indeed, several artists are known to have painted from his images.
	Using relatively unsophisticated, even outdated equipment, Atget achieved a view of French architecture and culture that is both personal and factual. Along with the rediscovery of the images of Mathew Brady in the early 20th century, the recognition of Atget's artistic accomplishments shortly before his death by Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, and others helped turn photographers away from the mannered style of pictorialism toward the visual and technical clarity of modernism. Marked by a selective and highly individual method, his is among the most widely shown, published, and recognized work in photography today. T.W.F.
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measurements: Image: 17.6 x 21.5 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "Fontaine Ecole Polytechnique 4469"; in red pastel "180"
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, February 12 - April 20, 1986: "Year in Review 1985," CMA Bulletin, 73 (Feb. 1986) p. 64, no. 59, repr. p. 55. <br>CMA, July 21 - October 18, 1987: "Fraternite: Artistic Relations betweeen France and America," Gallery A, no exhibition catalogue.

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. <em>Catalogue of Photography</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 87
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.116/1985.116_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.116/1985.116_full.tif