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Artist or Maker: BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)

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Description: BRASSAÏ (1899-1984)
Couple at the Bal des Quatre-Saisons, rue de Lappe, c. 1931
gelatin silver print, printed c. 1950
negative number 'Pl.2' in ink, printer's notations in pencil, '81 rue du Faubourg St.-Jacques' studio, 'Agence Rapho' and 'U.S. Camera' stamps (on the verso)
11¾ x 9in. (29.8 x 23 cm.)

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Notes: I like this image because, of all my photographs, it evokes best the spirit of 'Paris populaire.' The openness and elegance of the couple - I can imagine them nowhere but in Paris. - Brassaï