Photographer Eugene Atget is best known as a chronicler of a romantic, if disappearing, Paris around the turn of the 20th century. This book presents a series of postcards depicting Paris's petits metiers, or little trades, exploring another side to Atget's oeuvre. More or less Atget's only published works during his lifetime, the postcards capture the ephemeral nature of life in the city and are part of a long tradition of depicting skilled tradespeople plying their wares. In them, Atget presents the market stands, the odd jobs, the cobbled together shops, and the informal entertainment that gave Paris its piquancy and eternally renewing liveliness.

Rarely seen postcards by Eugene Atget, the famous photographer of Old Paris before he was discovered.

About the Author
Benjamin Weiss is Director of Collections and Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Visual Culture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


Book Information
ISBN 9780878468447
Author Benjamin Weiss
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
Publisher Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
Weight(grams) 520g