
Couple in a Bistro
A dimly lit bistro serves as the intimate backdrop for this evocative gelatin silver print by Brassaï, capturing a couple lost in a private moment amid the atmospheric haze of Parisian nightlife. The Hungarian-French photographer's masterful use of light and shadow lends the scene a cinematic quality, transforming an ordinary social setting into a study of human connection and urban longing. Printed later from the original negative, the image reflects Brassaï's celebrated ability to reveal the raw, unguarded life of Paris after dark.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation
October 3, 2017
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