Versailles, Le Parc 1905

Eugène Atget’s “Versailles, Le Parc” (1905) is a poignant example of his photographic documentation of Paris and its surroundings. Atget, a self-taught photographer known as the “artist of the old Paris,” documented vanishing architecture and urban details. This image captures the grandeur of the Palace of Versailles' gardens, focusing on a stone urn perched atop a tiered pedestal, surrounded by a stone staircase and a low wall. The photograph's composition emphasizes the classical elements and formal geometry of the French landscape.