Artist Monograph

Brassaï (Gyula Halász), French

French, born Brassó. 1899–1984

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Photography 113 99.1%
Etching 1 0.9%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Photography 113 99.1%
Drawings & Prints 1 0.9%

Production by Decade

74
1930s
30
1940s
10
1950s

Classification Types

  • Photograph — 112
  • Performance — 1
  • Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)6961.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)4438.9%

Range: 12.0 cm → 50.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19421
19431
19595
19642
196740
196838
19694
19811
19892
19902
199411
20166
20171

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 517" — 3

French Contemporaries

  1. 5032 Eugène Atget
  2. 1437 Jean Dubuffet
  3. 1168 Marc Chagall
  4. 1068 Henri Matisse
  5. 907 Pierre Bonnard