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Paris, Montmartre, 1932

📷 Brassaï

Brassaï (Pseudonym of Gyula Halász; 9 September 1899 – 8 July 1984) was a Hungarian–French photographer, sculptor, medalist, writer, and filmmaker who rose to international fame in France in the 20th century. He was one of the numerous Hungarian artists who flourished in Paris beginning between the world wars.

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Matisse Drawing a Nude Model at the Villa d'Alsesia, Brassaï, 1939

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Brassaï. Rue Mouffetard, Paris, circa 1945.

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Brassaï (Gyula Halász). Backstage at the Folies-Bergères, Paris. 1932

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Brassaï, Gala à l’Opéra Garnier, Paris, France, 1930

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Émile Savitry - portrait of Brassaï.

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The City of Light and its shadows: Brassaï's Paris – in pictures

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. A retrospective at Foam Amsterdam, until 4 December, traces his career

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Elsietett házasság - 1968. Rendezte: Keleti Márton. Főszerepben: Básti Lajos, Tolnay Klári, Kocsy Zsolt, Tordai Teri, Halász Judit, Tahi Tóth László, Bodrogi Gyula, Kállai Ferenc. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/magyarfilmekatolcettig

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Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

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Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

"Bijou" of Montmartre

1932

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... lights and shadows ...

Chair in the Tuileries, 1931-1932

📷 Brassaï (Halász Gyula)

MOMA

"Chance is always there. We all use it. The difference is a poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time."

- Brassaï

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1937 In the Rain (Sous le pluie), Rue de Rivoli, Paris, Photo by Brassaï

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Even though I had always ignored and even disliked photography before, I was inspired to become a photographer by my desire to translate all the things that enchanted me in the nocturnal Paris I was experiencing.

Brassaï

{pictured: Avenue de l'Observatoire in the Fog, by Brassaï}

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