Brassaï: For the Love of Paris

Published to accompany the exhibition, held from November 8, 2013 to March 8, 2014 in the Salle Saint-Jean at the Hotel de Ville in Paris. This striking book celebrates the beauty of Paris, Brassai’s muse throughout his career. Hungarian-born photographer Brassai dedicated more than fifty years of his artistic creation to capturing his adoptive city in all its facets. From winsome children playing in the public gardens to an amorous couple on an amusement park attraction, from opera and ballet stars to prostitutes and vagrants, and from cobblestone alleyways to ephemeral graffiti, his photographs embody the very essence of Paris. In an interview shortly before his death in 1984, he explained how Paris had served as an infinite source of inspiration and had reigned as the unifying theme that characterized each phrase of his artistic work.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

Paris

Publisher

Flammarion

Year

2013

Number of pages

256 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9782080201683

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

770.9 Bra

Volumes

1

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