Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
The Luxembourg Garden at Night, Paris

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Artist Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984

CultureFrench

Titles

The Luxembourg Garden at Night, Paris

Datec. 1929, printed 1929–1930

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 3/16 × 5 7/16 in. (23.3 × 13.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/16 × 5 7/16 in. (23.3 × 13.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Petra Benteler

Object number2021.300

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Sotheby's New York, April 23, 1994, lot 323]; purchased by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Houston, 1994; given to MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped in purple, verso, center right edge: PHOTO BRASSAI // COPYRIGHT BY // GYULA HALASZ // 74, RUE DE LA GLACIÈRE // PARIS (13˚)

Stamped in purple, verso, lower right edge: PHOTO BRASSAI // COPYRIGHT BY // GYULA HALASZ // 74, RUE DE LA GLACIÈRE // PARIS (13˚)

Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: Der Luxembourg garten // bei Nacht. [underlined]

Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right: Photo BRASSAI, // Paris // Exp. Halász // 74 rue de la glacière // Paris (13)

Inscribed in black ink, verso, bottom edge: RMG #382.5

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