Brassai: The Secret Signs of Paris

Brassaï is one of the most famous photographers in history.In the early 1930s, he sets out with his camera on long nocturnal walks through Paris.The depictions of people and environments that emerge when darkness descends over the city become his breakthrough.Through more than two hundred vintage photographic prints, this volume - published on the occasion of a major retrospective hosted in Stockholm - presents an in-depth and original window into Brassaï’s oeuvre.Brassaï (1899-1984) was born in Hungary, but France, and especially Paris, became his home.Here he begins a new era in photography with his penetrating images of the city.But Brassaï travelled all over Europe - including to Italy and Spain - as well as to the United States, creating a photographic trail that bears the imprint of his curiosity and his style. The full chronological range of his production is unveiled here, from his first shots influenced by an affinity with the Surrealist movement to his iconic images of Parisi