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Brassai: The Eye of Paris Paperback – January 1, 1999

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Offers a profile of the French photographer and gathers a selection of his works
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    367 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Museum of Fine Arts Houston
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    9.75 x 1 x 13.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0890900868
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0890900864
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Museum of Fine Arts Houston (January 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0890900868
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0890900864
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1 x 13.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book of wonderful photos!
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The book arrived on time, well-wrapped, and in very good condition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Very old style of photography
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
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I actually returned this book. If you are into very old photography, than it is for you. If you are a bit modern, you won't like it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Book was in 'terrible condition'
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Recieved 'the eye of paris' today. The hard cover literally was seperated from the pages. Terrible condition, This should have never been sold has 'very good condition'
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Mona Malik
1.0 out of 5 stars Book was in 'terrible condition'
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2015
Recieved 'the eye of paris' today. The hard cover literally was seperated from the pages. Terrible condition, This should have never been sold has 'very good condition'
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Mr. John Kent
5.0 out of 5 stars Great view of Paris
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2007
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The pictues are outstanding and the commentary very interesting. It is an excellent value and a great look at Paris in the Pre-WWII era.
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CROwens
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exhibition Book That Does Justice to the Exhibition
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 1999
I saw this exhibition at the National Gallery of Art and bought the book. The exhibition blew me away and so did the book! It is the best exhibition book on photography I have seen. The print quality of the photographs is superb and the text is excellent. This book is a lesson in photography, political science, and sociology.
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mds38@aol.com
2.0 out of 5 stars A long-awaited but disappointing retrospective
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 1999
For lovers of great photography, one of the real gaps for a long time has been a monograph on this master of Euorpean street photography, whose images of Paris in the 30's in particular are among the greatest of their kind. Since the unfortuante deletion of the magnificent mid-80's reissue of PARIS BY NIGHT there has literally been nothing available except an over-priced paperback from Germany (I beleive) that has made its way to US museum bookshops and the like. What great news it was that Abrams, who are one of the best houses for this sort of thing, was publishing a major catalogue to accompany the travelling exhibit now at the National Gallery in Washington. The book was delayed several times earlier this year (no doubt to the chagrin of the museums the exhibit has already passed through) and has finally arrived in time for Christmas.
It is sad indeed to report that the book is a total disappointment- at least so far as the images themselves are concerned:
One: The source material and printing of the picutres are truly second-rate - without richness, luster, or dimension. Many look like photocopies from magazines or other books. They are oddly glossy but flat. Compare these to the incredible matte reproductions in PARIS BY NIGHT and the contrast between what can be done with with what is here is nearly heartbreaking.
Second: What is with the recent tendency to print photographs in an oversized, right-to-the-edges format with no sense of border or space to let the composition breathe and no sense of frame lines. The bleed-over simply kills the impact of many of these photogrpahs. It's a ruinous way to present great imagery. (It afflicts Abrams' new Bill Brandt book as well but to a lesser extent because the printing of that book is so much better.)
Third: There is very little that is new here. For such a major undertaking it comes across as a routine collection of well-known images, a greatest hits, that ends up delivering little emotional punch or insight into this great artist. Compare this to Abrams' own exhaustive works like Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye and you'll see what I mean.
With so many great photographers receiving deluxe treatment in the past few years from Abrams' W. Eugene Smith book last year to Bulfinch's Lartigue mongraph, it is a real shame that someone as seminal but poorly represented in print as Brassai should receive such a well-intentioned but unsatisfactory tribute. PLEASE BRING BACK PARIS BY NIGHT!
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