Artist
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)(French, born Hungary, 1899–1984)French, born Hungary, 1899–1984
CultureFrench
Titles
- A Man Dies in the Street, Paris
Date1932
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17.7 × 11.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17.7 × 11.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17.7 × 11.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Jeanne Klein
Object number99.381.2
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the verso: "Accident".
There is a label affixed to the verso: "Picture Post / Original Print / must be returned / Library".
The photograph is stamped, verso: "[inscribed within an oval] Hulton / Deutsch ", "Picture", "29 Oct 1938".
The photograph is stamped, verso: "Brassai / 8, Rue du Aub St. Jacques / Paris XIV / Teleph Port-Royal".
Stamped, verso: "M Roa / Acci"
Inscribed verso: "Street Accident" "PH0064 005"
There is a "3" inscribed twice, verso, each time circled. The measurement "8 1/4 " is indicated with an arrow to the top and bottom of the sheet.
There is a label affixed to the verso: "Picture Post / Original Print / must be returned / Library".
The photograph is stamped, verso: "[inscribed within an oval] Hulton / Deutsch ", "Picture", "29 Oct 1938".
The photograph is stamped, verso: "Brassai / 8, Rue du Aub St. Jacques / Paris XIV / Teleph Port-Royal".
Stamped, verso: "M Roa / Acci"
Inscribed verso: "Street Accident" "PH0064 005"
There is a "3" inscribed twice, verso, each time circled. The measurement "8 1/4 " is indicated with an arrow to the top and bottom of the sheet.
The photograph is unsigned
Xerox of the back of photograph is on file in Registration.
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Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
July, 1938
Gelatin silver print
94.385
Brassaï (Gyula Halász)
1932–1933
Gelatin silver print
97.173
