BRASSAI. - Lot 39

BRASSAI. Brassaï. Notes and Reflections on Photography. Exhibition catalog for the exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern Art / Center for Industrial Creation, Centre Pompidou, Paris, April 19–June 26, 2000. Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, 2000. Large quarto, paperback, illustrated cover. First edition of this catalog published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Brassaï (1899–1984), one of the undisputed masters of 20th-century photography. The book brings together a selection of his texts, reflections, and interviews on photography, supplemented by a rich collection of images reproducing his major works: the famous “Paris by Night” series, portraits of artists and writers, scenes of everyday life, graffiti, sculptures, nudes, and street photography. More than just an exhibition catalog, this volume serves as a genuine introduction to Brassaï’s aesthetic philosophy and his deeply humanistic conception of the photographic image. Condition: very good copy, slight signs of wear on the cover, interior in fresh condition.