Lot Essay
The photographer's wife, Gilberte Brassaï (1920-2005) actually held the camera and released the shutter. Brassaï set everything up, developed the film and made the print.
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Self-Portrait, c. 1955
Details
BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
Self-Portrait, c. 1955
gelatin silver print
copyright credit stamp, annotated 'Brassaï à l'ouvrage' by another hand in pencil (verso)
8½ x 8¾ in. (21.1 x 22.2 cm.)
Self-Portrait, c. 1955
gelatin silver print
copyright credit stamp, annotated 'Brassaï à l'ouvrage' by another hand in pencil (verso)
8½ x 8¾ in. (21.1 x 22.2 cm.)
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