biography of BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
Personal data
Birth : 09/09/1899 - Brassó (Hungarian until 1920), Romania
Death : 1984 - Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France - Hungary
Education
1918 – 1919 : Academy of Fine Arts – Budapest, Hungary
1920 – 1922 : KHB Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee – Hochschule für Gestaltung – Bühringstrasse 20 – Berlin, Germany
Professional data
Work and Life
1962:He abandons the photography.
1932:He become known under the name Brassaï.
1926:During this time he befriended a fellow expatriate, André KERTÉSZ, who finally convinced Brassaï to try his hand at photography.
1924:He goes in Paris, France and meets Eugène ATGET.
1918:He meets Wassily KANDISKY.
1918:He meets László MOHOLY-NAGY.
1918:He meets Oskar KOKOSCHKA.
Other professions
1924 : Journalist
1936 – 1963 : Journalist
Harper’s Bazaar – New York NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : Bromoil gelatin silver print
Subject
lightDaily life
genre scene
Movements and styles
Humanistic PhotographyPhotojournalism
Photosurrealism
Works
Scène de café, Paris | |
Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Bromoil gelatin silver print | |
L'amour du Marin | |
Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Bromoil gelatin silver print Size : 29 x 23 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2001
Brassaï
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001
2000
Brassaï
Galleria di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea – Palazzo Forti – Verona VR, Italy
07/08/2000 – 09/10/2000
Brassaï
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
04/19/2000 – 06/29/2000
1999
The Eye of Paris
National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
10/17/1999 – 01/16/2000
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Karsten Greve – 5 rue Debelleyme – Paris, France
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Corkin/Shopland – 55 Mill str., Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Galerie Michèle Chomette – 24, rue Beaubourg – Paris, France
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Robert Koch Gallery – 5th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
AIPAD Photography Show
Americas Hall – New York NY, United States
02/15/2002 – 02/17/2002
Represented by : Robert Koch Gallery – 5th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France
2000
Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Robert Koch Gallery – 5th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States
1998
SAGA – 12ème Salon des Arts Graphiques Actuels
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
04/23/1998 – 04/27/1998
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France
Group exhibitions
2003
Exposition vente, André Breton, 42 rue Fontaine
Calmels Cohen – Drouot Richelieu – Paris, France
04/01/2003 – 04/18/2003
2002
Le Photojournalisme à Paris
Salons Aguado, Mairie du 9ème arrondissement – Paris, France
10/17/2002 – 11/13/2002
Surrealismus
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) – Düsseldorf, Germany
07/20/2002 – 11/24/2002
La Fotografia tra Storia e Poesia: La Collezione Fotografica della FNAC
Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia – Turin TO, Italy
05/23/2002 – 07/28/2002
2001
Paris – Barcelone, de Gaudí à Miró
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/11/2001 – 01/14/2002
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1999
Conversations with Picasso
Chicago IL, United States
1999
ISBN : 0-226-07148-0
On the artist
Books
2000
Le musée de la Photo
Publisher: Phaidon – 11 rue de la Roquette – Paris, France
2000
ISBN : 0714890685
1996
La Photographie du XXème siècle
Publisher: Museum Ludwig – Bischofsgartenstrasse 1 – Cologne, Germany
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
1996
ISBN : 3822857335
Monographies
2000
Brassaï, la monographie
Publisher: MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou 19 rue Beaubourg – Paris, France
2000