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Les Pavés

Photograph
1931-2 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Brassai (photographer)
Place of origin
Paris (photographed)

Black and white photograph of paving stones. The stones are shot at a flat angle and recede sharply in the image.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleLes Pavés (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Photographic Paper
Gelatin Silver Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Brassaï, 'Les Pavés' [Paving Stones], Paris, 1931-32, gelatin silver print
Physical description
Black and white photograph of paving stones. The stones are shot at a flat angle and recede sharply in the image.
Dimensions
  • Image width: 29cm (Note: image and paper are the same size)
  • Image height: 20.7cm (Note: image and paper are the same size)
Styles
Art Photography
20th Century First/Second Quarter
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Top, pencil: 'une autre version de pavés du P de N, pages garde 3 et 4' Top left, pencil: 'N.115' Centre, stamped in blue ink: 'BRASSAÏ / 81, Rue du Faub.-St-Jacques / PARIS-XIVe - PORt-Royal 23-41' Centre, stamped in purple ink: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE' Centre, black ink: 'N.115' Bottom left, pencil: '29x20,5' Bottom left, black ink: '68' [encircled and cropped]
Translation
An alternative version of the paving stones in 'P de N' (Paris de Nuit [Paris by Night]), seen on pages 3 and 4 [une autre version de pavés du P de N, pages garde 3 et 4]
Credit line
Bequest of Gilberte Boyer Brassaï
Object history
This object came to the museum as part of a bequest of 99 photographs by Brassaï from his widow, Madame Gilberte Boyer.
Subjects depicted
Paving
Paving Stone
Cobblestone
Place depicted
Paris
Bibliographic reference
Anne Wilkes Tucker, Brassaï: The Eye of Paris
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.867-2014

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Record createdApril 15, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1312954/les-pavés-photograph-brassai/
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