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Brassaï

(French/Hungarian, 1899–1984)

dalí et gala dans leur studio parisien, 14e, paris (dalí and gala in their paris studio, fourteenth arondissement, paris) by brassaï

Brassaï

Dalí et Gala dans leur studio Parisien, 14e, Paris (Dalí and Gala in their Paris studio, Fourteenth Arondissement, Paris), ca. 1933

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maillol finissant sa grande sculpture, la montagne (maillol finishing his large sculpture, la montagne) by brassaï

Brassaï

Maillol finissant sa grande sculpture, La Montagne (Maillol finishing his large sculpture, La Montagne), 1936

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picasso au poêle, rue des grands augustin, 6e, paris (picasso by his stove, rue des grands augustins, sixth arrondissement, paris) by brassaï

Brassaï

Picasso au poêle, rue des Grands Augustin, 6e, Paris (Picasso by his stove, Rue des Grands Augustins, Sixth Arrondissement, Paris), 1939

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braque au poêle, derrière, le billard, rue de douanier (braque by his stove, his painting le billard behind, rue de douanier) by brassaï

Brassaï

Braque au poêle, Derrière, Le Billard, rue de Douanier (Braque by his stove, his painting Le Billard behind, Rue de Douanier), 1946

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joan miró à barcelona, barrio chino (in a bar at the barrio chino, miró drinks a glass of sherry) by brassaï

Brassaï

Joan Miró à Barcelona, Barrio Chino (In a bar at the Barrio Chino, Miró drinks a glass of sherry), 1955

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la fête foraine, place d’italie (the fun fair, place d’italie) by brassaï

Brassaï

La fête foraine, place d’Italie (The Fun Fair, Place d’Italie), 1931

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le parvis de notre-dame (the square at notre-dame) by brassaï

Brassaï

Le parvis de Notre-Dame (The square at Notre-Dame), 1932

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l’academie julian, rue du dragon, 6e, paris (academy julian, rue du dragon, sixth arrondissement, paris) by brassaï

Brassaï

L’Academie Julian, rue du Dragon, 6e, Paris (Academy Julian, Rue du Dragon, Sixth Arrondissement, Paris), ca. 1932

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clochard dormant à marseille (sleeping vagabond in marseille) by brassaï

Brassaï

Clochard dormant à Marseille (Sleeping vagabond in Marseille), 1937

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le doyen de clochards parisiens, boulevard saint-jacques (the dean of parisian vagabonds, boulevard saint-jacques) by brassaï

Brassaï

Le doyen de clochards parisiens, boulevard Saint-Jacques (The Dean of Parisian vagabonds, Boulevard Saint-Jacques), 1934

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le doyen de porters, les halles, paris (the dean of the porters, les halles market, paris) by brassaï

Brassaï

Le doyen de porters, Les Halles, Paris (The Dean of the Porters, Les Halles Market, Paris), 1935

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giacometti à la porte de son atelier, rue hippolyte-maindron (giacometti at the door of his studio, rue hippolyte-maindron) by brassaï

Brassaï

Giacometti à la porte de son atelier, rue Hippolyte-Maindron (Giacometti at the door of his studio, Rue Hippolyte-Maindron), 1947–1948

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Biography

Timeline

1899
Born: in Brasso, Transylvania (now Romanian)
1920
Moved to Berlin and studied at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Academy of Fine Arts, Germany
1924
Moved to Paris, France where he would live the rest of his life
1933
Published his first book of photographs titled "Paris after Dark"
1956
Won the "Most Original Film" award at the Cannes Film Festival with his film "Tant qu'il aura des bêtes"
1974
Named "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres", Paris, France
1976
Received the "Legion of Honor", Paris, France
1978
Won the first "Grand Prix National de la Photographie" in Paris, France
1984
Died: in Eze, France

Exhibitions

2014
Pour l’amour de Paris, Hotel de Ville, Paris, France
2011
Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris
2010
Brassaï - la maison que j'habite,Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Nancy, France 9solo)
Brassaï - Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes - MNBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (solo)
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, NY
Paris des rêves, Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France (solo)
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris, ICP International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2009
Brassaï - Paris in the 30's, Edwynn Houk Gallery, NewYork, NY (solo)
2008
Brassai: graffiti, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain (solo)
2007
Hungarian House of Photography, Budapest, Hungary (solo)
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2006
Paris by Night, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China (solo)
Retrospective, Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia (solo)
2005 - 2006
Brassai: The Photographer of the Night, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, DK (solo)
2005
Brassaï, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
2004
Brassaï: Das Auge von Paris, Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Germany (solo)

Public Collections

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
Indianapolis Museum of Art - IMA, Indianapolis, IN
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
Museu d´Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA, Barcelona, Spain
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, France<
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