Keywords: Eugène Atget, Pine Tree Trunks, Trianon - Getty Museum.jpg Artwork en The angular branches and twisting trunks of these trees form a compelling subject--and they resulted in a dynamic photographic composition Tree roots a true challenge to photographers have rich graphic possibilities Eugène Atget may have created this image out of an interest in the sources of Art Nouveau or he may have hoped that an artist-client would purchase it as source material for his or her own work in that style 1910 - 1915 Albumen silver print Image 23 2 x 17 2 cm 9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in Institution Getty Museum object history exhibition history other versions 62240 Markings Berenice Abbott New York wet stamp verso mount in purple ink Secondary Inscription Inscribed verso mount in pencil in hand of Crane cataloger F2 2 Atg credit line accession number 84 XM 1034 16 PD-old-auto 1927 Photographs of Paris by Eugène Atget Photographs in the Getty Museum Trees in Paris |