Product Description Brassaï (1899-1984) was a key member of a group of European and North American photographers who, over the course of the 20th century, managed to redefine the identity and enrich the potential of photography as an artistic medium. The main theme of his work was Paris, the subject matter for some of his most significant and renowned images. He captured vibrant images of the daily life of the city, especially the vitality of its night-time atmosphere, in a vivid expression of the powerful artistic dimension of his perspective. The evocative capacity of his images achieved unquestionable recognition that spread from artistic photography circles to the tourist industry and the commercial photography circuit. Review [A] stunning retrospective.-- "The Eye of Photography" [D]efinitive.... allows for a better and deeper understanding of the life and work of Brassaï.--Juan Peces "The British Journal of Photography" Brassaï captured both high and low society: beautiful couples and couture shows as well as the grittier side of Parisian nightlife, including hookups in bars and moments in brothels.--Sarah Spelling "The Cute" Brassai is the most wide-ranging colleetioo of his work in English, particularly good on his early photographs for magazines, from the raffish Scan-dale to the impeccable Minotaure; his ventures outside Paris and in daylight; and - balancing his extensive cov-erage of lowlife -- his documentation of 1930s high Jife, which makes today's equivalent look especially tawdry and cheap.--Luc Sante "New York Times" Capturing timeless insights into the human condition.--Miss Rosen "Feature Shoot" From the Back Cover Brassaï (1899-1984) was a key member of a group of European and North American photographers who, over the course of the 20th century, managed to redefine the identity and enrich the potential of photography as an artistic medium. The main theme of his work was Paris, the subject matter for some of his most significant and renowned images. He captured vibrant images of the daily life of the city, especially the vitality of its night-time atmosphere, in a vivid expression of the powerful artistic dimension of his perspective. The evocative capacity of his images achieved unquestionable recognition that spread from artistic photography circles to the tourist industry and the commercial photography circuit.
