This photograph of Hôtel Cheruseau was made by Eugène Atget. There’s something so captivating about it, though I can’t put my finger on just why that is.
I love the sepia tone and the wrought iron. I looked for the hotel, but it seems to be gone!
Hôtel Cheruseau, Rue Louis en L’Ile, c. 1905–06. Eugène Atget (French, 1857–1927). Albumen print, gold toned; image: 22.1 x 17.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 15/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lilyan and Toby Miller 1993.88
old spirituals 