'Histoire de Marie' book by George Brassaï, 1949. Published by Les Editions du Point du Jour (France). First edition. 2500 numbered copies on vellum Alfa paper. No. 926. In good original condition, with consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina with some scratches.
Called ‘the Eye of Paris’ by his friend the author Henry Miller, the legendary photographer created a striking body of work that documented high – and low – society in Paris between the first and second world wars
Called ‘the Eye of Paris’ by his friend the author Henry Miller, the legendary photographer created a striking body of work that documented high – and low – society in Paris between the first and second world wars
Praticamente no mesmo período em que o escritor George Orwell perambulou por Paris com um punhado de francos no bolso, passando um aperto dos diabos (o relato está no excelente Na pior em Paris e Londres, 2006), Brassaï percorreu as madrugadas parisienses, fotografando a vida noturna da cidade, num ensaio revelador de uma faceta pouco …
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La Fundación Mapfre expone una gran muestra de Brassaï uno de los grandes de la fotografía del siglo XX.
Called ‘the Eye of Paris’ by his friend the author Henry Miller, the legendary photographer created a striking body of work that documented high – and low – society in Paris between the first and second world wars
Un poeta visionario, dallo sguardo attento, dall'alta sensibilità artistica, testimone del suo tempo; "Gyula Halász, conosciuto con lo pseudonimo di
Best known for his provocative and enigmatic images of Parisian life between the two world wars, the photographer Brassaï (born Gyula Halász) is one of the most prominent figures of twentieth-century photography. Called “the eye of Paris” by his friend Henry Miller, Brassaï’s work both celebrates and reveals the complexities and hidden sides of French […]
The "All Vintage Cats" project on Instagram, which shares impressive vintage photos of cats, has been gaining popularity with over 500 posts. The creator of the project, Brazilian journalist Paula Leite Moreira, came up with the idea during the pandemic when she saw an old photo of a cat and became interested in finding more vintage cat images. She sources images from historical collections, image banks, and social media platforms.
Before the second world war, filled with the wandering souls of the “Lost Generation,” Paris throbbed with the fluttering notes of jazz and the clattering of horse hooves on cobblestone…
prohibido el cante, this was written in several suburban pubs in the Franco era. And this is the title of the exhibition which the Centro A...
Anaïs Nin by Brassai,1932
Over the last few months, I have been cataloguing a group of 99 photographs by the Hungarian photographer Brassaï. They were acquired by the V&A as part of a bequest from his widow, Mme Gilberte...
'Shrimpton and Bailey' - the very names conjure up the spirit of an age, when Britain was a byword for cool. It all began, says Robin Muir, with a love affair between a photographer and his muse who together captured the heart of New York.
