Brassaï: Paris by Night
$68.69
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
13 March 2026
Summary
This essential reference in the history of urban photography-compiled by Brassaï himself and first published in 1933-has been meticulously reproduced in a new edition with gilt edging.
The city of Paris bewitched Hungarian-born Brassaï. Working as a journalist by day in the early 1930s, he roamed the streets of the capital by night, visiting its bistros and sharing moments in the lives of avant-garde artists, prostitutes, peddlers, down-and-outs, and illicit lovers. H…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782080482396 |
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| ISBN-10: | 2080482394 |
| Author: | Brassai, Paul Morand |
| Publisher: | Editions Flammarion |
| Imprint: | Flammarion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.12kg |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 285mm x 324mm |
Brassai
Brassaï (1899‒1984), one of the most important and influential photographers of the twentieth century, moved to Paris from Hungary in 1924. He is best known for chronicling the city in the 1930s and for his portraits of artists such as Picasso and Matisse, and writers including Henry Miller. His fifty-year artistic career also encompassed drawing, sculpture, writing, and filmmaking.
Paul Morand was a French author of short stories and novellas associated with modernism.
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