1. Brassaï – “the eye of Paris”
Presentation by Edgar Hu

2. Brassaï
Brassaï was a renowned photographer for taking dramatic pictures of Paris and his selective use of light and dark to complement the night scene.
I will focus on covering mostly his photos he took of Paris in Paris After Dark

3. Before he was known as Brassaï, he was known as Gyula Halász journalist and was an accomplished sculptor, poet, and a painter. He became associated with famous people like Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, and writer Henry Miller.

4. Paris night scene fascinated Brassaï and his acquaintance Andre Kertesz inspired him to take photography, a field he despised earlier. He took black & white photographs that had “juxtaposed luminous, dreamlike nightscapes” that was a technical achievement at the time.

5. Paris de nuit
1933 BRASSAÏ

6. Lighting the Lamps at Dusk on the Place de la Concorde, Paris
Brassaï

7. Pont Neuf in Paris
1932
Brassaï

8. Pont de Crimée, Saint Martin Canal, Paris
Brassaï

9. Looking through Pont Marie to Pont Louis-Philippe , Paris
Brassaï

10. Pont Neuf, Paris
1949
Brassaï

11. Roofs of Paris 1930-32 Brassaï

12. Stairs, Montmarte, Paris
1932
Brassaï

13. Rivoli Street, Paris
1937
Brassaï

14. Pleasures of Paris

15. Tramps Sleeping Under the Peristyle of the Bourse du Commerce , Paris
1930 – 1932
Brassaï

16. Washing Up in a Brothel, Quincampoix Street, Paris
1932
Brassaï

17. Opium Smoker and Cat, Paris
1931
Brassaï

18. Conchita with Sailors, Place d’Italie, Paris
1933
Brassaï

19. Lover’s Quarrel, Bal des Quatre Saisons, Paris
1932
Brassaï

20. Streetwalker near the Place d’Italie, Paris
1932
Brassaï

21. Introduction at Suzy’s, Paris
1932
Brassaï

22. Magic-City Dance Hall, Cognacq-Jay Street
1932
Brassaï

23. Lesbian Couple at Le Monocle, Paris
1932
Brassaï

24. Sleeping Tramp in Marselleis
1935
Brassaï

26. Salvador Dali
1933

27. Hommage
1960s
from the series Graffiti ( )
Brassai

28. Assassin
1960s
from the series Graffiti ( )
Brassai

29. References
Tucker, Anne, et al. Brassaï : The Eye Of Paris. n.p.: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1999., SBU Libraries Catalog.