Publisher/西武美術館

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The 18th and 19th issues of the art magazine "Art Vivant", published by the bookstore attached to the Sezon Museum of Art, formerly operated by the Seibu Group, feature "Atget I + II". Eugène Atget made a living by taking photographs for reference material for artists' works, and passed away without making a name for himself as a photographer. However, about two years before his death, Man Ray, a multi-artist of the early 20th century, began to discover his appeal, and later Berenice Abbott, a pioneering American female photographer who was Man Ray's assistant, strongly recognized his artistic talent and, with the support of an American gallerist, purchased Atget's prints and dry plates. It is well known that she made an effort to spread the appeal of Atget after that. She also published a collection of works called "The World of Atget by Berenice Abbott" (1964). This book is a valuable book that introduces about 10% of the more than 5,000 works held by the Paris History Library over two issues.