Eugène Atget, [Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Place du Panthéon]
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Eugène Atget

[Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Place du Panthéon]

1890–1905

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
17.7 × 22.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-715112

View of the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, from Place du Panthéon. The entrance comprises double doors, set in a stone arch, with decorative columns on either side. A relief of laurels or garlands lines the building's facade. Above the entrance, a flag hangs from a pole. Names are inscribed in stone on the upper levels of the building. Street lanterns are visible on the footpath.

Provenance

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon in honor of Jim Cuno

Registry history

  • 1890–1905 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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