Atget photographed the streets, stairways, and quiet corners of Paris with the same atmospheric melancholy and reverence for urban architecture that defines this Brassaï print. His gelatin silver images of Montmartre and surrounding neighborhoods share the same evocative stillness and transformation of ordinary Parisian spaces into poetic, almost surreal landscapes.

Brandt mastered nocturnal black and white photography with deep shadows, wet streets, and a moody atmospheric tension that closely mirrors the visual language of this Brassaï stairway image. His nighttime documentary work in urban environments demonstrates the same dramatic contrast between velvety darkness and carefully placed light sources on glistening surfaces.

Ronis spent decades photographing the working class neighborhoods of Paris including Montmartre with gelatin silver prints that capture the same romantic and atmospheric quality of winding cobblestone streets and intimate urban architecture. His sensitivity to light, shadow, and the poetic character of everyday Parisian life closely aligns with the mood and subject matter of this particular Brassaï work.