George Brassaï was the pseudonym of Gyula Halász, a Hungarian photographer who did most of his work in France. His photos of the underbelly of Parisian life capture the essence of its joys and sorrows.
A la Cabane Cubaine, Montmartre, ca. 1932
An English girl in her dressing room at the Folies-Bergère, 1932
Bal Musette
Brouillard, Avenue de l'Observatoire, 1934
Chairs in the Luxembourgh Gardens in Winter, Paris, 1953
Couple at Bal Nègre, rue Blomet, 1932
Couples dancing
Dali and his wife Gala
[note reflection of the photographer at left]
Girl playing snooker