"Parisian Fairs", Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Lambert Circus, Fête de la Villette (Street Fair), 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête du Trône (Street Fair), 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête du Trône (Street Fair), 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Giant Armand, Fête du Trône (Street Fair), 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête des Invalides (Street Fair), 1898. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête de la Villette (Street Fair), 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête du Trône (Street Fair), 1923. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête de Vaugirard (Street Fair),
1926-1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête de la Place du Trône (Street Fair), 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Street Fair, Avenue de Breteuil,
1913. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête de la Villette (Street Fair), 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Saint-Médard Square, Mouffetard Street, 1899. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fête de Vaugirard (Street Fair),
1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Giant, Fête du Trône (Street Fair), 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Books

Atget

(MOMA, 2004)

Atget - Voir Paris

(Éditions Xavier Barral, 2020)

Atget: Paris

(Gingko Press, 2007)

Eugène Atget: Paris

(TASCHEN, 2016)

The World of Atget

(G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979)

Eugene Atget: Unknown Paris

(The New Press, 2003)

Eugène Atget: Paris 1898-1924

(T.F. Editores, S.L.C., 2011)

Atget Paris

(Gingko Press, 1993)

Eugene Atget: Paris

(teNeues Verlag, 1998)

More by Eugène Atget

Lampshade Seller, 1899-1900. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Picturesque Paris: Street Trades

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Visual documentation of street work and commerce in early twentieth-century Paris.

Boulevard de Strasbourg, corsets, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Picturesque Paris: Shop Signs and Old Boutiques of Paris

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Typological exploration of Parisian shop windows from the 1910s, capturing the tension between traditional retail spaces and the emerging consumer culture.

Interior of Madame D., Landlady, Boulevard de Port-Royal, 1910. Image courtesy of Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet.

Parisian Interiors

Eugène Atget (1857-1927)

Domestic spaces of the early 20th century, reflecting the social stratification and decorative preferences of Parisian society during a period of transformation.

Related Projects

Behind the Saint-Lazare station, Paris, 1932. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Decisive Moment

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

Ephemeral human moments portrayed through a fusion of spontaneity and precise composition.

The Suburbs of Paris

Robert Doisneau (1912-1994)

Parisian suburbs during the transformative post-war period, capturing the interplay of evolving urban landscapes and the lives of working-class communities.

Young Farmers, 1914. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

People of the 20th Century

August Sander (1876-1964)

Typological photographic study documenting German societal archetypes through seven thematic groups, spanning decades and social strata.

The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow

Thomas Annan (1829-1887)

The structural and social conditions of Glasgow’s slums before their demolition as part of urban improvement efforts in the late 19th century.

On Reading

André Kertész (1894-1985)

A photographic meditation on the power of reading to connect individuals with words and with each other, inviting contemplation on a universal human activity.

Parker Car, Small Town Main Street, 1932

American Photographs

Walker Evans (1903-1975)

American experience during the Great Depression, focusing on people and architecture through an unvarnished aesthetic.