Gustave Singier
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Paris (photographed)
- Date:
1953 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Brassaï Guyula Hálasz, born 1899 - died 1984 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gelatin silver print
- Credit Line:
Bequest of Gilberte Boyer Brassaï
- Museum number:
E.897-2014
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case X, shelf 913, box M
Hungarian born Brassaï moved from Berlin to Paris in 1924, where he remained for the rest of his life. There, he became acquainted with many artists of the day, including Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Henri Matisse. Brassaï is most well-known for his images of Parisian life, depicting brothels, prostitutes, city streets, architecture and high society alike. However, he also photographed his artist friends, often in their studios or with their work. Here, he depicted Gustave Singier, the Belgain non-figurative painter who lived and worked in Paris from the 1930s until his death in 1984. These images provide a rare insight into the habits and practice of these twentieth century masters, whose doors were not always open to this kind of personal documentation.
