Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- Nude 139
- Nu 139
Date1931–32
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.3 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.3 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.3 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson
Object number94.389
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: All inscriptions in pencil and verso unless otherwise noted: Anne Tucker's and Gilberte Brassaï's initials, upper right corner; reference number, right edge center: "Nu 139"; edition number is incorrect.
The photograph is not signed. Dated along left edge.
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