Brassai: The Eye of Paris
by Tucker, Anne W
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810963809
- ISBN 13
- 9780810963801
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About This Item
NY: Abrams, 1999. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 367 pages. Brassaï: The Eye of Paris is both the catalog of an exhibition of Brassaï's photographs organized by the Houston Fine Arts Museum and a valuable biography of the artist. In 1932, only three years after he purchased his first camera (a Leica), Brassaï published a portfolio of 64 photos titled Paris by Night that caused an immediate sensation. His lively eye (seen in an enigmatic photograph at the beginning of the book) captured fresh, unique images of the city and its citizens. Fascinated by the underworld, he moved easily among gangsters and prostitutes in bars and bordellos; he was equally at home among the fashionable and wealthy, and just as devastating in his depiction of them. He used magnesium flares for low-contrast shadows, catching his subjects in natural poses at significant moments. The wide range of Brassaï's work is suggested by his formal nudes, which have an affinity with Edward Weston's, and his informal portraits, which remind viewers of Diane Arbus, who admired his work. Brassaï was a central figure in the intellectual and artistic circles of Montparnasse that made Paris the most exciting city in the world during the 1930s. In a long essay that includes lively anecdotes of the photographer's relationships with Picasso, Henry Miller, Kertesz, and many other luminaries, the author re-creates the aesthetic and philosophical ferment of the period. Brassaï: The Eye of Paris recognizes the artist's talents in five different media--photography, filmmaking, sculpture, writing, and drawing--but focuses on what he is best known for: lyrical and penetrating photographs of the City of Light. Record # 360930
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 360930
- Title
- Brassai: The Eye of Paris
- Author
- Tucker, Anne W
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810963809
- ISBN 13
- 9780810963801
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Photography, Documentary, , .
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- Photography;
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