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"Picturesque Paris: Shop Signs and Old Boutiques of Paris...

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.

With contributions from: MoMA (image source); Gallica – BnF (image source). Suggest an Edit

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.

With contributions from: MoMA (image source); Gallica – BnF (image source). Suggest an Edit

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

Hairdresser, Palais Royal
1926-1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Hairdresser, avenue de l'Observatoire, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Naturalist, rue de l'École de Médecine, 1926-1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Secondhand dealer, 32 Rue Broca, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Fishing shop, Quai de la Mégisserie, 1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Newspapers, a corner of Rue Mouffetard, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Rue des Lavandières, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

56 Rue des Lombards, a corner of Rue des Lombards, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Untitled, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop, 3 Rue du Jour, 1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Secondhand dealer, 4 rue des Anglais, 1910-1911. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Newspaper shop, rue de Sèvres, 1910-11. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché, rue de Sèvres, 1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Costume shop, rue de la Corderie, 1911.

Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Flower shop, rue de Vaugirard, 1923-1924. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché department stores, 1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop at Les Halles, 1925.

Avenue des Gobelins
1926–27. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

At the Petit Dunkerque, 3 quai Conti, 1900. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Store, avenue des Gobelins, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bon Marché, Paris, 1927. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop at 26 rue Sainte-Foy, 1903-1904. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Hairdresser, Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912.

Store, avenue des Gobelins, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Carmes Market, Place Maubert, 1910-1912. Source Gallica - BnF.

Store, avenue des Gobelins, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Naturalist shop, rue de l'École de Médecine, 1926.

Rue Mouffetard, 1926. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Bookshop, 1923-1924. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop at Les Halles, 1925. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Shop, 93 rue Broca, 1912. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Books

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Atget

MOMA, 2004

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Atget - Voir Paris

Éditions Xavier Barral, 2020

upscaled cover image 9781584232414

Atget: Paris

Gingko Press, 2007

upscaled cover image 9783836522304

Eugène Atget: Paris

TASCHEN, 2016

upscaled cover image 9780356108520

Eugene Atget

Macdonald & Co., 1985

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The World of Atget

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979

upscaled cover image 9781565848542

Eugene Atget: Unknown Paris

The New Press, 2003

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Eugène Atget: Paris 1898-1924

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

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Atget Paris

Gingko Press, 1993

upscaled cover image 9783823803638

Eugene Atget: Paris

teNeues Verlag, 1998

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