Front view
Inv. No.S-1232
ArtistBrassaï (Gyula Halász)born 1899 in Romaniadied 1984 in France
Title

"Mange-Moi!"

Year1933, vintage
Medium

ferrotyped gelatin silver print

Dimensions23 x 17 cm
Signature

artist stamp and annotated on verso

Comment

The picture shows a section of the Paris metro rail by Hector Guimard and was published in an article by Salvador Dali. In the same article Man Ray's photographs of Gaudí's architecture are shown.
(Sotheby's)

During the night, Brassaï was able to concentrate on architectural details in a special photographic way: The contrasting light of the lanterns and the often unlit background, which therefore appears black on the picture. By highlighting a detail through cropping, a variety of interpretations were possible and thus these pictures often took on a surreal touch.
(Fritz Simak, 2011)

S-1232, "Mange-Moi!"
Brassaï (Gyula Halász), "Mange-Moi!", 1933
S-1232, Front view
© Estate Brassai / RMN
S-1232, Back view
Brassaï (Gyula Halász), "Mange-Moi!", 1933
S-1232, Back view