Lot 2052 · Extraordinary Books and Manuscripts

BRASSAI (GYULA HALASZ). 1899-1984. Archive of approximately 280 letters, postcards, and other ephemera, including approximately 190 letters (156 TLS, 34 ALS, a few partial) and 10 postcards from the artist to his parents and brother, in French and Hungarian, various sizes, various places, mostly from his home in Paris, April 1947 to May 1978, and a few letters between Brassaï and his wife, Gilberte.

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Estimate: $40,000–$60,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Extraordinary Books and Manuscripts, New York · 12 March 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-839955
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Brassaï, BRASSAI (GYULA HALASZ). 1899-1984. Archive of approximately 280 letters, postcards, and other ephemera, including approximately 190 letters (156 TLS, 34 ALS, a few partial) and 10 postcards from the artist to his parents and brother, in French and Hungarian, various sizes, various places, mostly from his home in Paris, April 1947 to May 1978, and a few letters between Brassaï and his wife, Gilberte. Bonhams, 12 Mar 2019, lot 2052. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-839955.

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Brassaï, BRASSAI (GYULA HALASZ). 1899-1984. Archive of approximately 280 letters, postcards, and other ephemera, including approximately 190 letters (156 TLS, 34 ALS, a few partial) and 10 postcards from the artist to his parents and brother, in French and Hungarian, various sizes, various places, mostly from his home in Paris, April 1947 to May 1978, and a few letters between Brassaï and his wife, Gilberte. Bonhams, 12 Mar 2019, lot 2052. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-839955.

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