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Other impressions of this image are in the permanent collections of MOMA, NY, Object # 1.1969.2316 (albumen print), the Metropolitan Museum New York, Object # 56.610.17, the LACMA, Access # M.2008.40.154.17, and the High Museum, Atlanta, Access# 74.163 Q.
Other impressions of this image are in the permanent collections of MOMA, NY, Object # 1.1969.2316 (albumen print), the Metropolitan Museum New York, Object # 56.610.17, the LACMA, Access # M.2008.40.154.17, and the High Museum, Atlanta, Access# 74.163 Q.
Boucherie, Rue Christine (c. 1920s) is one of Atget's classic documentation projects capturing the old architecture, storefronts, and street life of Paris before modernization swept them away.
Atget famously spent decades systematically recording the vanishing trades, traditional shopfronts, artisan workshops, and architectural details of the city, often working in the early morning light before crowds filled the streets. This specific photograph documents a traditional butcher's shop (boucherie) located on Rue Christine in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Following Atget's death in 1927, his extensive archive was rescued by American photographer Berenice Abbott, who recognized his extraordinary historical and artistic significance. Abbott printed many of Atget's plates from his original negatives, hence the stamp by Abbott on the verso of prints originating from this period like this one.
Other impressions of this image are in the permanent collections of MOMA, NY, Object # 1.1969.2316 (albumen print), the Metropolitan Museum New York, Object # 56.610.17, the LACMA, Access # M.2008.40.154.17, and the High Museum, Atlanta, Access# 74.163 Q.
Boucherie, Rue Christine (c. 1920s) is one of Atget's classic documentation projects capturing the old architecture, storefronts, and street life of Paris before modernization swept them away.
Atget famously spent decades systematically recording the vanishing trades, traditional shopfronts, artisan workshops, and architectural details of the city, often working in the early morning light before crowds filled the streets. This specific photograph documents a traditional butcher's shop (boucherie) located on Rue Christine in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Following Atget's death in 1927, his extensive archive was rescued by American photographer Berenice Abbott, who recognized his extraordinary historical and artistic significance. Abbott printed many of Atget's plates from his original negatives, hence the stamp by Abbott on the verso of prints originating from this period like this one.