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This is a photograph of a detailed architectural feature above an entrance. The image captures a wooden facade with a relief sculpture of a sailing ship with multiple sails. Below the ship is a horizontal panel with the inscription "AU PETIT DUNKERQUE." Additional ornaments with carvings of leaves and floral motifs surround the sculpture. Vertical bars or columns are visible to the right. Rich textures and shadows enhance the architectural elements.
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This is a photograph of a detailed architectural feature above an entrance. The image captures a wooden facade with a relief sculpture of a sailing ship with multiple sails. Below the ship is a horizontal panel with the inscription "AU PETIT DUNKERQUE." Additional ornaments with carvings of leaves and floral motifs surround the sculpture. Vertical bars or columns are visible to the right. Rich textures and shadows enhance the architectural elements.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Au Petit Dunkerque, 3 quai Conti

Eugène Atget

Date
1900
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 17.9 x 21.8 cm (7 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2002.73.3
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • detail and ornament
  • architecture
  • albumen silver print
Provenance

Berenice Abbott and Julien Levy, New York, NY, 1927; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1968; (David Tunick Ltd., New York, NY, 2001); NGA purchase, 2002.

Inscription

lower right in negative: 6224; center verso: artist's stamp; center right verso in graphite: Au Petit Dunkerque / quai Conti; lower right verso in graphite: 6229; by later hand, center right verso in graphite: #3

NGA object ID 124962. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.