Eugène Atget: career timeline
French · 1857–1927 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 77 of 91 lots (85% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1890s | 10 | 4 | $4.5kSign up | Photograph |
| 1900s | 29 | 21 | $4kSign up | Photograph |
| 1910s | 15 | 12 | $7.6kSign up | Photograph |
| 1920s | 22 | 12 | $6.2kSign up | Photograph |
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1880s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $2kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 7 in (21 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
1880 Street of Paris, France,$2kSign up
1890s 10 works
- Sold
- 4 of 10
- Median
- $4.5kSign up
- Average
- $8.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (9), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (5), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1896 Bouillon Blanc en FleurUnsold
c. 1898 Selected Images$5.7kSign up
c. 1898 Au Mortier d'Argent, 33 Rue Saint-Denis$3.3kSign up
1898 Hôtel Lambert (Île St. Louis)Unsold
c. 1898 Palais de JusticeUnsold
c. 1898 Au Mortier d'Argent, 33 Rue Saint-DenisUnsold
c. 1899 Marchand Abat-Jours$832Sign up
1899 Rue Mouffetard, Paris (Marchand de glaces)Unsold
1899 Tour du Collège de Fortet, rue ValetteUnsold
1899 Chateau Rouge, Rue Galande (Démoli)$23.6kSign up
1900s 29 works
- Sold
- 21 of 29
- Median
- $4kSign up
- Average
- $5.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (27), Other (1), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (10), Harbours & ports (5)
c. 1900 'Père Lachaise Kellermann' (Tomb of the Family Kellerman, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris)$1.9kSign up
1900 Hôtel de la Brinvilliers, Rue Charles V-12$2.1kSign up
c. 1900 Quai d'Orléans, Ile Saint-Louis$3kSign up
c. 1900 Rue St. Medard/Rue Gracieuse$5.1kSign up
c. 1900 Chair I$400Sign up
1900 Charrue$7.6kSign up
c. 1900 Hotel de Choiseul, 4 Rue Saint Romain, ParisUnsold
c. 1900 Au Chat Noir- 32 rue de la Reynie$2.8kSign up
c. 1900 Cour 12 rue Pierre du Lard$2.1kSign up
c. 1900 Quai d'Orléans, Ile Saint-Louis$4.1kSign up
c. 1900 Selected Images of SculptureUnsold
c. 1900 Quai d'Orléans, Ile Saint-LouisUnsold
Show 12 more (1900s)
c. 1900 Au Mortier d'Or, 44 Rue des Lombards$4.3kSign up
c. 1900 À L'Enfant Jésus Rue des Bourdonnais 33$8.1kSign up
c. 1900 Brocanteur, 38 Rue DescartesUnsold
1900 Pont Neuf$25kSign up
c. 1901 Versailles, Lion, c. 1901 or 1922-26$2kSign up
1901 Passage des Eaux entre la rue Raynouard et le quai de Passy, Paris (16ème arr.)$4kSign up
1902 Pontoise-ancien Palais du Tribunal MuséeUnsold
c. 1902 Bibliothèque Nationale sur la Rue Vivienne, Ancien Hotel MazarinUnsold
1902 Pontoise-ancien Palais du Tribunal, MusèeUnsold
c. 1903 Chateau de Petival, Vitry, near Paris, France$1.9kSign up
1903 Bords de Marne$6.3kSign up
c. 1904 Hotel de Lauzun, quai d'AnjouUnsold
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1910s 15 works
- Sold
- 12 of 15
- Median
- $7.6kSign up
- Average
- $19kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (12), Print (other) (3)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)
c. 1910 'Md de Vin Rue Boyer' (Marchand de Vin)$3.6kSign up
c. 1910 'Md de Vin Rue Boyer' (Marchand de Vin)Unsold
c. 1910 Bar de Cabaret$1.7kSign up
c. 1910 Selected Images of Paris$3.3kSign up
1910 La Ferté Alais (Etang)$6.3kSign up
c. 1910 Poterne des Peupliers, Blvd. Kellerman, un Paysage des Fortifications$8.8kSign up
c. 1910 Châtaigniers (Chestnut Trees)$10.1kSign up
c. 1910 Boutique Fleurs Place St. Sulpice$2.8kSign up
1910 Place St. SulpiceUnsold
1910 Boutique d'articles pour hommes, 16 rue du Petit-Thouars$18.8kSign up
1911 Group Watching the Eclipse, Paris 1911$2.9kSign up
1912 Boutique Coiffeur, Boulevard de Strasbourg$125kSign up
Show 3 more (1910s)
c. 1915 St. CloudUnsold
c. 1919 Saint-Cloud$30kSign up
c. 1919 Bagatelle$15kSign up
1920s 22 works
- Sold
- 12 of 22
- Median
- $6.2kSign up
- Average
- $12.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 7.5 × 7.5 in (19 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (15), Print (other) (6), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (7), Figures & portraits (2)
c. 1920 Environs of Paris, 1920s$960Sign up
c. 1920 Boucherie, Rue Christine, 1920s$1.5kSign up
c. 1920 Lion, St. Cloud$15kSign up
1921 Versailles, femme et soldat, maison closeUnsold
1921 GoussainvilleUnsold
1921 Versailles, femme et soldat, Maison Close, 1921Unsold
1922 Coin Rue de l'AbbayeUnsold
1922 A la Biche, rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire$1kSign up
1922 Rue St. Rustique, Montmartre$21.4kSign up
c. 1922 Roseraie$17.6kSign up
c. 1923 Champs-Élysées$6.3kSign up
c. 1923 Demeter, Versailles$2.2kSign up
Show 10 more (1920s)
1923 Provins, RampartsUnsold
1925 Magasin, avenue des Gobelins$2.3kSign up
1925 Coin, rue de l’Abreuvoir et des SaulesUnsold
1925 Coin, rue de l’Abreuvoir et des SaulesUnsold
1925 Bagatelle, Nymphéa$20.2kSign up
1925 Fête du TrôneUnsold
1925 Notre Dame$6kSign up
1925 Rue Mouffetard$60kSign up
1926 'Luxembourg (Fontaine)' (Fontaine Carpeaux, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris)Unsold
1926 St. CloudUnsold
Creation date not recorded
14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.5kSign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 7 in (22 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 HÔTEL DE ROQUELAURE, 246 BD. ST. GERMAIN$1.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $10.4kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 7 in (21 × 18 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (5), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2011 Parc de St Cloud$16.5kSign up
sold 2011 MannikinUnsold
sold 2012 Juvisy, Belles Fontaines$16.9kSign up
sold 2012 Fontaine Champs Elysées$4.3kSign up
sold 2013 Interior Versailles Palace$894Sign up
sold 2018 Boutique 19 Place DauphineUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $2.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 8.5 × 6.5 in (22 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6), Print (other) (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2021 Joueur d'Orgue (Organ Grinder and Girl)$1.5kSign up
sold 2023 Joueur d'orgue$983Sign up
sold 2023 Rue de Chantres"; stamped 'Eugene Atget Photograph / Printed by Berenice Abbott'; 13.8$750Sign up
sold 2023 20 Photographs by Eugène Atget$8.9kSign up
sold 2024 Mannequin, Avenue des Gobelins$1.9kSign up
sold 2025 The Organ Grinder$688Sign up
Show 1 more (2020s)
sold 2025 Beauvais-Cour, Place Hotel De Ville$1.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Eugène Atget auction results →