Brassaï, (Gyula Halász): career timeline
French · 1899–1984 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 27 of 35 lots (76% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 17 | 16 | $3.9kSign up | Photograph |
| 1940s | 5 | 4 | $3.2kSign up | Photograph |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | $3kSign up | Photograph |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | — | Photograph |
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1930s 17 works
- Sold
- 16 of 17
- Median
- $3.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 8.5 in (28 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (17)
- Subjects
- Harbours & ports (2), Markets & villages (2), Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1930 Bassin du Luxembourg$4.8kSign up
c. 1930 Les Escaliers de Montmartre, Paris$4.4kSign up
1930 Ohne Titel (Dessous). 1930er Jahre$5.7kSign up
c. 1931 'Canal de l'Ourcq, quai de la Marne'$3.3kSign up
c. 1931 'Le Fou' des Halles$1.5kSign up
c. 1931 Transvestites at Mardi Gras, at Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève$1.5kSign up
1932 La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Montmartre$3.8kSign up
1932 Armoire à glace dans un hôtel de passe, rue Quincampoix$1.8kSign up
c. 1932 Parade$320Sign up
1932 Fille de Joie, Quartier Italie, Paris$4kSign up
1933 Les Grands Boulevards$1.1kSign up
1934 Les escaliers de Paris$708Sign up
Show 5 more (1930s)
1934 Femme Aux Voiles’ (Lady with veils), Paris 1934$8.4kSign up
1939 '"Henri Matisse et son modéle"' (Villa d'Alesia, Paris)$4.9kSign up
1939 Picasso în atelierul său din strada Grands Augustin, în 1939Unsold
1939 Picasso dans son atelier, Rue des Grands Augustins$4.2kSign up
1939 Picasso în atelierul său din strada Grands Augustin, în 1939$6.9kSign up
1940s 5 works
- Sold
- 4 of 5
- Median
- $3.2kSign up
- Average
- $3.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 11.5 × 8.5 in (29 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (4), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1944 Ohne Titel$173Sign up
1945 Jardin Exotique du MonacoUnsold
1946 Pierre Bonnard's dining room at 'Le Bosquet'$1.5kSign up
1949 Graffiti,Tête de mort$4.9kSign up
1949 Maxim's, Paris$7kSign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $3kSign up
- Average
- $3kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 6 in (20 × 16 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (2)
- Subjects
- —
1950 Jean Genêt$3kSign up
1951 l'Hospice de BeauneUnsold · sold 3×
1970s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12 × 8.5 in (30 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1973 Soirée à MaximeUnsold
Creation date not recorded
8 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $6.9kSign up
- Average
- $6.9kSign up
- Typical size
- —
- Mediums
- Photograph (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2015 AutoportretUnsold
sold 2018 Lovers$6.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 10.5 in (27 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Photograph (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2020 Au foyer de l'OpéraUnsold
sold 2020 Transmutation VIII: Tentation de Saint Antoine from the Transmutation portfolio$1.1kSign up
sold 2022 Le bal des invertis, à Magic City, la Duchesse de Zoé$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 Juan-les-Pins, Folies-Bergère$1.6kSign up
sold 2025 Happy Group at the Four Seasons Dance Hall, rue de Lappe, Paris$2.8kSign up
sold 2026 Matisse Drawing Nude Model at Villa d’Alésia$5.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Brassaï, (Gyula Halász) auction results →