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Frasnay, Daniel
(1928-2019)René Magritte at his home in Brussels

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Auktionsdatum 6.6.2026

René Magritte at his home in Brussels. 1967. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 29 x 38 cm (sheet 30,5 x 40,5 cm). Annotated extensively in French and signed by the photographer in ink on the verso.

Daniel Frasnay began working as an assistant to portrait photographer Roger Carlet at age 16. In the early 1950s, his career as a photographer of Parisian nightlife flourished, and he became resident photographer at the Lido nightclub, documenting revues, ballet, and theater performances. From 1953 onward, he worked as a freelance photojournalist for major agencies and magazines, where his portraits of well-known artists were widely published.