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Untitled

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1932

Artist:

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984

About this artwork

A Hungarian transplant in Paris, Brassaï possessed an “infatuation with outcasts,” as he phrased it, and documented the characters of the city’s nocturnal underworld. His celebrated images, published in 1932 as Paris de nuit (Paris by Night), changed both the way people saw Paris and the way other photographers took pictures. Inspired by his late-night wanderings, the book depicts lovers and prostitutes, petty thieves and policemen, the lights of bars and the backstage areas of dance halls. This photograph of wet paving stones, lit by an artificial light outside the image’s frame, was featured on the cover of the book.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Brassaï, (Gyula Halász)

Title

Untitled

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1932

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

23.6 × 17.3 cm (9 5/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leigh B. Block

Reference Number

1983.54

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