Brassai: The ‘Eye of Paris’ – The New York Times

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Brassai: The ‘Eye of Paris’

While in Paris, photography became Brassai’s main language as he wandered through bars, ballrooms and occasionally brothels, sometimes giving direction to his subjects.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/lens/brassai-the-eye-of-paris.html

That sentiment and others cited in “Brassai,” a book recently released by Spain’s Fundación Mapfre, were most likely colored by Brassaï’s retrospective regret for not returning to painting. His legacy would come from his peregrinations outside the studio.

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