BRASSAÏ | Avenue de l'Observatoire dans le brouillard, vers 1931-1932

vintage silver printsigned, titled, dated in pencil and photographer's stampsAnnotated Tirage de Brassai in pencil by Madame Gilberte Brassaï and N. 169 in black felt tip pen in an unknown hand on the reverse matted and framed

Houk Friedman, New York
Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zurich

( variante) Paris, Fondation Cartier, de Nuit, February - May 1996 

Exhibition catalogue, de Nuit, Paris, Fondation Cartier, 1996, n.p. ( variante)
Galassi, Peter. Brassaï. Madrid: Fundación MAPFRE, 2018. p. 146. ( variante) 

This print is in overall excellent condition. Single weight paper ferrotyped print trimmed to edges. A few handling marks and fingerprints marks near right edge visible under raking light, a couple of retouching visible under very close inspection inherent with the photographer work's. Edges chipped.
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Known since 1932 under the name of Brassaï, he quickly established himself as the photographer who succeded in capturing in his images the essence of Paris. He published in 1933 his first book « Paris la nuit » which was a huge success and he was called « The eye of Paris » by his friend Henry Miller.
Altrough there are many representations of « L'Avenue de l'Observatoire » by Brassai in many museums internationally, this specific view remains very rare. © ESTATE BRASSAÏ – RMN-Grand Palais