All artists
RO-ART-1899-B
Brassaï
1899 – 1984 Brașov
Brașov-born 'eye of Paris', poet of the city by night.
Born Gyula Halász in Brașov, Brassaï took his pseudonym from his hometown. In Paris he photographed nightlife, fog-wrapped streets, lovers and graffiti, published as 'Paris de nuit' (1932). He was close to Picasso, Henry Miller and the surrealists.
Works
Notable works
№ 01
Paris de nuit
No freely-licensed image
№ 01 · 1932Paris de nuit
Photobook
№ 02
Graffiti
No freely-licensed image
№ 02 · 1930s–1950sGraffiti
Photography
Related artists
From the same chapter
1812 – 1887Photography
Carol Popp de Szathmari
Painter and court photographer — one of the world's first war photographers.
Cluj
1852 – 1912Architecture
Ion Mincu
Architect who created the Neo-Romanian style.
Focșani, Vrancea
1873 – 1965Architecture
Petre Antonescu
Architect of Bucharest's Arch of Triumph.
Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău
1885 – 1966Architecture
Duiliu Marcu
Architect of monumental interwar modernism.
Calafat, Dolj