Brassaï

Brassaï

Photographer · 1899–1984

26 works on LinkedCulture

After moving to Paris in 1924, Gyula Halász renamed himself Brassaï, after his hometown of Brasso, Hungary. In Paris he worked as a journalist and painter until around 1929, when he took up photography on the advice of fellow Hungarian André Kertész. A natural storyteller, Brassaï revealed his unscientific yet practical method of making exposures of Paris at night: *To gauge my shutter time, I wou

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Avenue de l'observatoire dans le brouillard [man on bench]

Avenue de l'observatoire dans le brouillard [man on bench]

Getty Museum · about 1930–1934

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Bijoux de Montmartre, Bar de la Lune

Bijoux de Montmartre, Bar de la Lune

Getty Museum · negative 1932; print early 1960s

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[Brassai and Picasso]

[Brassai and Picasso]

Getty Museum · 1966

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Conversation, Madrid

Conversation, Madrid

Getty Museum · 1950–1951

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Costume Fitters and Mannequins, Folies Superbes

Costume Fitters and Mannequins, Folies Superbes

Getty Museum · about 1939

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Dans le Metro

Dans le Metro

Getty Museum · 1938

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Fountain [Rond-Point, Paris]

Fountain [Rond-Point, Paris]

Getty Museum · about 1937

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French Riviera

French Riviera

Getty Museum · 1934

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Graffiti

Graffiti

Getty Museum · about 1950

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Graffiti

Graffiti

Getty Museum · negative 1940–1944; print about 1960

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Large Scale Object: Cotton

Large Scale Object: Cotton

Getty Museum · 1932

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Lovers, rue Croulebarbe, Paris

Lovers, rue Croulebarbe, Paris

Getty Museum · about 1932

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On the Train, Rome to Naples

On the Train, Rome to Naples

Getty Museum · 1955

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[Picasso and Jean Marais]

[Picasso and Jean Marais]

Getty Museum · 1944

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Picasso in His Studio on Grands-Augustins Street, Paris

Picasso in His Studio on Grands-Augustins Street, Paris

Getty Museum · September 1939

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Picasso, rue de la Boëtie

Picasso, rue de la Boëtie

Getty Museum · negative 1932; print late 1930s

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[R. Descharnes photographing Dali with Vermeer, Port Lligat]

[R. Descharnes photographing Dali with Vermeer, Port Lligat]

Getty Museum · 1955

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Rue Quincampoix

Rue Quincampoix

Getty Museum · negative 1932; print early 1960s

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Shrunken Head

Shrunken Head

Getty Museum · about 1932

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Streetwalker near the Place d'Italie from behind

Streetwalker near the Place d'Italie from behind

Getty Museum · 1932

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Tableau Vivant: Picasso's 'L'Arlequin'

Tableau Vivant: Picasso's 'L'Arlequin'

Getty Museum · 1951

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The Strongman of Les Halles Market, Paris

The Strongman of Les Halles Market, Paris

Getty Museum · 1939

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The Sun King, City Gate at Saint-Ouen, Paris

The Sun King, City Gate at Saint-Ouen, Paris

Getty Museum · 1945–1950

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Two girls looking for tricks, Boulevard Montparnasse

Two girls looking for tricks, Boulevard Montparnasse

Getty Museum · 1931

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Winter

Winter

Getty Museum · negative 1930–1933; print later

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Yet another metal atavism of Millet's Angelus

Yet another metal atavism of Millet's Angelus

Getty Museum · 1933

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