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Preview image of work. gelatin silver print,  Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappe, Paris 9697

1986.80

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Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappe, Paris

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Artist

Brassäi (Gyula Halász) (Hungary, 1899 - 1984, Côte d'Azur, France)

Title

Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappe, Paris

Creation Date

1932

Century

20th century

Dimensions

11 11/16 in. x 9 5/16 in. (29.7 cm. x 23.6 cm.)

Classification

Photographs

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print

Credit Line

Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund

Copyright

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Accession Number

1986.80

Brassaï captured the dualities of Parisian nightlife in empty night-bound streets and bustling cafés and cabarets. In one series, he photographed patrons of a café sitting in a booth with a mirror behind them, uncannily reflecting another side of themselves.