Pont des Arts

1934

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image depicts a nighttime scene with a view across a body of water. Two structures with triangular flags are reflected in the calm water, with a bridge in the background. Streetlights illuminate the bridge, creating a series of glowing arches, and the horizon line is high. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray, with mist softening the background. The composition and lighting convey attention to detail.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    René Huyghe Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 27.8 x 22 cm (10 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.1.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

René Huyghe; purchased by NGA Photo Archives, 1975 (transferred to DCPH, 2001).

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • "Paris by Night: The Seine." Lilliput 3 (August 1938), 153.

1968

  • Brassaï. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1968, pl. 51.

1988

  • Paris le jour, Paris la nuit. Exh. cat. Musée Carnavalet. Paris, 1988: no. 82, pl. 31.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: 112; upper center verso in black ink: Pont des Arts.; upper right verso in black ink: france photo xx; center verso, typed on label: FOG IN PARIS / Pont des Arts; lower center verso stamped in black ink: RENE HUYGHE / COLLECTION; lower right verso stamped in black ink: BRASSAI; all lower right verso: in black ink: Brassai; all on label: stamped in black ink: IMAGO PHOTO SERVICE PARIS / AGENCE DE PHOTOS DE PRESSE; in red pencil: 619

Wikidata ID

Q64145501

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