Brassaï’s moody, romantic photographs of Paris captured the character of the city at night. His groundbreaking book Paris de Nuit (Paris by Night) included photographs of sex workers, street cleaners, and other working-class people.
Brassaï, The Break, the Opéra, Paris, c. 1958, gelatin silver print, Robert B.
Medium lithograph on Arches Cover wove paper Credit Line Gift of Benjamin B.
red chalk with pen and brown ink on laid paper, Woodner Collection, 1991.182.15.b
Augustus de Forest], New York); purchased 5 April 1921 by Thomas B.
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions lower right: B.
Discover works by Anonymous and learn about the artist
Walking, 2005, gelatin silver print, Gift of the Collectors Committee and Robert B.
Discover works by George Romney and learn about the artist
Blindfolding of Cupid, after 1797, pen and brown ink on laid paper, Gift of William B.
no. 77); bought by (Tooth Brothers, London);[1] sold 4 February 1920 to Thomas B.
etching in black on wove paper Credit Line Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B.
artworks now on view Artwork overview Medium etching Credit Line Gift of Ruth B.
