Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- Saint-Jacques Tower, Paris
- La Tour Saint-Jacques
Date1932–33
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (23.5 × 17.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number94.375
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography, and Paris," Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, September 10, 2009–January 3, 2010; International Center of Photography, New York, January 29–May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Anne Tucker's and Gilberte Brassaï's initials appear in pencil, upper left corner, verso; reference number in black ink, upper right quadrant, verso: "N 446"; publication information in pencil and title in black ink along top edge, verso; edition number is incorrect.
Signed in pencil at left center, verso: "Brassaï"; dated in black ink beneath artist's stamp, center, verso.
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