
Couple at the Bal des Quatre Saisons, Rue de Lappe
A shadowy, intimate scene captured by Brassaï reveals a couple locked in a close embrace on the dance floor of a working-class Parisian dance hall. The photograph's rich, velvety blacks and soft gradations of light reflect the artist's mastery of nighttime photography, immersing the viewer in the smoky, sensual atmosphere of 1930s Montmartre. Brassaï's unflinching yet tender gaze transforms an ordinary moment of human connection into a timeless meditation on desire and the hidden life of the city after dark.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed circa 1940.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
November 7, 2013
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