#brassai

[zeidmoon]

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Cat masks by Leonor Fini

Brassaï (1899-1984) ~ Les demoiselles de la nuit (*). Ballet de Paris, 1949. Ferrotyped gelatin silver print | src Christie’s

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(*) Ballet in one act with choreography by Roland Petit, libretto by Jean Anouilh, scenery & costume design (including the ballet's cat masks) by Leonor Fini. It tells the story of a musician who falls in love with his beautiful cat Agathe, who has assumed semi-human form. Agathe tries to be faithful to her human lover but is lured away by the sound of tomcats and the call of freedom. She leaps off the rooftops and the musician falls to his death as he tries to grab hold of her. She falls after him and they are united in death. | src The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Grand Central Terminal, 1957. This view cannot be seen today because skyscrapers have gone up opposite the station, blocking the light from streaming in.

Photo: Brassaï via dxi magazine

[ornithorynquerouge]

Brassaï. Paris. 1946

[joeinct]

Deux Filles, Boulevard Montparnasse, Photo by Brassai, 1932

[disease]

BRASSAÏ / “FRENCH RIVIERA” / 1934 [gelatin silver print | 11 1/4 × 9”]

[nobrashfestivity]

Brassai, Graffiti, Paris 1933

[crystalcastlescouture]

Work by Brassaï, a Hungarian-French photographer, capturing the Paris nighttime underbelly of the 1920s and 1930s. His work heavily inspired John Galliano to create the new Maison Margiela Artisanal collection

[lascitasdelashoras]

Brassai, Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1930s

[bishopsbox]

source: @amore0429

Brassaï. Escalier de la Butte Montmartre, Paris, c.1937.

[davidhudson]

Anaïs Nin, February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977.

1932 photo by Brassaï.

[clarkkantagain]

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Manhattan Lights, 1957.

Photo: Brassaï via dxi magazine

[the-night-picture-collector]

Brassai

[mote-historie]

Brassaï, Gala à l’Opéra Garnier, Paris, France, 1930

[disease]

“PICASSO IN HIS STUDIO” BRASSAÏ // PARIS, 1939 [gelatin silver print | 11 5/8 × 8 7/16”]