Brassaï,’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Two Apaches in Paris
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984
Grand Central Station, New York City
Bijou at the Bar de la Lune, Montmartre
Ballet Rose
Untitled
Les bas de resille noirs (Black Fishnet Stockings)
Crosswalk on the Rue de Rivoli (also called Le Passage clouté)
Backstage at the Folies Bergère
Pont des Arts in Fog and Mist
Odalisque
Paris Exposition Universelle
À la Boule Blanche (At the Boule Blanche)
Woman-Amphora (Femme-Amphore)
La danseuse Ludmila Tcherina dans sa loge (The Dancer Ludmila Tcherina in Her Dressing Room)
Offrande
Rome-Naples Express
Pavés Parisiens (Parisian Paving Stones)
Swimmer
Fruit Woman (Femme-Fruit)