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Brassaï
(Gyula Halász, 1899-1984)Six-Day cycle race at the Vélodrome d'hiver

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

Six-Day cycle race at the Vélodrome d’Hiver. 1931-33. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print, hinge-mounted along the upper edge to mat. 23,6 x 27,5 cm. Photographer’s “Photo Brassaï, Copyright by Gyula Halász, 74, rue de la Glacière, Paris (13e)” stamp and number in pencil on the verso.

At the age of 25, Brassaï settled in Paris, where he quickly immersed himself in the city’s cultural milieu, forming close connections with figures such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Henri Matisse, while engaging with the Surrealist movement and city life at night. His photographs have since become iconic, ranging from enigmatic night views of the French capital - often shrouded in fog or drenched in rain - to portraits of celebrities and ordinary people, as well as scenes of cafés, dance halls, and graffiti on Parisian walls.
Describing himself as a “creator of images,” Brassaï sought to capture fleeting moments of light within darkness, revealing a poetic dimension in everyday life. His explorations led him to document the “secret” Paris of bars, cabarets, and brothels, portraying those on the margins of society with the same immediacy and dignity as members of the cultural elite.