Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- Cat with Phosphorescent Eyes
Date1936
PlaceFrance
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alice C. Simkins in memory of William Stewart Simkins
Object number98.8
Non exposé
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ProvenanceGilberte Brassaï; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"The Cat's Meow", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 19, 2006-January 15, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Xerox of the back of the object is on file in Registration.
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Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
c. 1932
Gelatin silver print
2002.237
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
1934–1935
Gelatin silver print from cliché verre
96.651