Brassaï

Bras·saï

 (brə-sī′) Pseudonym of Gyula Halász. 1899-1984.

Transylvanian-born French photographer best known for his published collection Paris at Night (1933) and for photographing the studios of famous artists, including Picasso.

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Brassaï

(French brasai)

n

(Biography) real name Gyula Halész. 1899–1984, French photographer, artist, and writer, born in Hungary: noted for his photographs of Paris by night

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