Coureuse / Lepautre
Eugène Atget
French, 1857–1927
1911-12
An albumen silver print by Eugène Atget that quietly records a life-size garden statue of a running woman, made as part of his effort to document Paris’s public sculptures and the city’s fading classical details.
You notice immediately the frozen sense of motion—the runner’s forward lean, raised leg, and windblown drapery—set against a soft, leafless park whose misty trees and the print’s warm tonal range emphasize the weathered texture of the stone.
Atget turned municipal record-keeping into poetic preservation, creating an archival vision of Paris that helped shift modern photography toward seeing ordinary urban artifacts as subjects of artistic and historical importance.
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Approx. 8 11/16 × 6 9/16" (22 × 16.7 cm)
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Credit
Abbott-Levy Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Shirley C. Burden, and Family of Man Fund
Accession
1.1969.2750
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