Brassaï

American  

[bruh-sahy] / brəˈsaɪ /

noun

1. Gyula Halász, 1899–1984, French photographer, born in Hungary.

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Brassaï British  

/ brasai /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Buoyant members of a Harlem social club of drag kings and queens posed for James Van Der Zee, while Brassaï cast his quietly voyeuristic eye on a relaxed and tender lesbian couple enjoying a Paris nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times

He also composed a collage, situating a famous photographic likeness of Genet by Brassaï in a bombed-out church and placing above the altar an image of Jesus injecting himself with a syringe.

From New York Times

She was considered the last member of the humanist school of photography, whose ranks included Robert Doisneau, Brassaï and Willy Ronis — united by a common interest in capturing the spontaneous events that revealed the universal dignity of everyday life.

From Seattle Times

She was 97 and considered the last member of the humanist school of photography, whose ranks included Robert Doisneau, Brassaï and Willy Ronis.

From New York Times

I remember, for instance, learning that many of the gloomy photographs in "Paris by Night," Brassai's classic vision of 1930s Paris nightlife, were taken during the day.

From Washington Post