Personal Life: Noted Friends

The actress Valentine Delafosse Compagnon became his companion in his early acting days up until her death in 1926

(1992, p. 10)

Berenice Abbott was also an important figure in Atget's later life as she bought some of his photos in 1925 - trying to get others interested - and took his portrait in 1927

Man Ray became interested as well and published some of his photos in 1926

After Atget's death in 1927, Abbott published the majority of his work

(1992, p. 13-15)

(2003, p. ii)

References:

Beaumont-Maillet, L. (1992) Atget's Paris. Unknown edn. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd.

Harris, D. (2003) Eugene Atget Unknown Paris. Unknown edn. New York: The New Press.