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| Keywords: Eugène Atget, The Austrian Embassy, 57 Rue de Varenne - Getty Museum.jpg Artwork en To a casual observer Eugène Atget may have seemed like a commercial photographer making a living documenting architecture for artists designers and institutions Perhaps he had the Bibliothèque Historique in mind as a client for a series of photographs he made of Parisian interiors belonging to people of various social classes This room was undoubtedly the most luxurious of all located in an ornate building then serving as the Austrian Embassy In this relatively close-up view Atget focused on a fireplace with an elaborate clock and candelabras on its mantel and two floral-patterned chairs on either side The fireplace is filled with a large mirror that reflects a slipcovered couch and on it Atget's hat and overcoat The photographer's tripod-mounted camera is nearby with a black focusing cloth draped over it These items suggest the image as a kind of self-portrait although Atget probably did not intend it as such Atget was so personally interested in the history of Paris that he spent years documenting the city As this photograph attests Atget's work encompassed and transcended both documentation and the seemingly opposing self-expression 1905 Albumen silver print Image 22 1 x 17 6 cm 8 11/16 x 6 15/16 in Institution Getty Museum object history exhibition history other versions 189881 Verso title and negative number 5148 in pencil by Atget credit line accession number 2002 37 1 PD-old-auto 1927 1905 in Paris 1905 photographs Photographs of Paris by Eugène Atget Photographs in the Getty Museum Austrian Embassy Paris Clocks in Paris Hôtel Matignon Candelabras in Paris Candles in Paris Fireplaces in Paris Mirrors in Paris | ||||
