(1899-1984)

"Tour Eiffel, Feu d'artifice", c. 1934.

Gelatin silver print. Vintage.

29.5 x 22.8 cm.

Verso with 2 photographer's stamps with studio address "81, Rue du Faub. St. Jacques Paris - XIVe. Port-Royal 23-41", handwritten annotation. Matted.

Literature:
- Brassaï. Le Paris secret des années 30. Paris, 1976 (cf. ill. p. 33 and note p. 188; another firework display, "Feu d'artifice du 14 juillet, l'île de la Cité près de Notre-Dame (vers 1934)", probably from the same series).
- Jean-Claude Gautrand. Brassaï Paris, 1899-1984. Brassaï der Vielseitige. Cologne, 2008.

Provenance:
- Kaspar Fleischmann Collection.
- Christie's, Auction, 13.11.2014, Lot 14.
- Swiss private collection, acquired at the above auction.