Eclipse, 1911

Item

Title
Eclipse, 1911
Type
Photograph
Description
Photograph by Eugène Atget, 'Eclipse, 1911'. A gold-toned gelatin silver print No. 4 from the portfolio '20 Photographs by Eugène Atget', published and printed in 1956 by Berenice Abbott from Atget's original negatives.
has dimension
Height: 16.8cm
Width: 21.5cm
Creator
Atget, Eugene
Date
1923-24 (photographed), 1956 (printed)
Coverage
Surrealist
Subject
solar eclipses
Provenance
This image is part of a portfolio Berenice Abbott printed and published to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Atget's birth. It includes twenty gold-toned gelatin silver prints produced from Atget's original 18 x 24 cm glass negatives. It was published in an edition of 100 numbered sets.
Rights
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London