LOT 021
Eugène ATGET
Marchand d'abat-jour, rue Lepic, Montmartre, 18ème arrondissement, Paris
Details
1898, printed later by Berenice Abbott
Gelatin silver print
Signed by Berenice Abbot on the reverse of the paper mount
S. 21.0 × 16.5 cm (8¼ × 6½ in.)
Estimate¥150,000 - 250,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Japan
Literature: "Atget Photographe de Paris" Jonquières, Paris, 1930／"Atget, une rétrospective" Bibliothèque nationale de France/Hazan, 2007, P. 128
Condition: Good condition. There appears to be a black speck in the center upper part of the image, but it is on the negative and not a damage to the print itself. The verso is not examined since it is mounted on a mat. There are tape residues on two spots at the top of the back of the backing.