Brassaï (French, 1899-1984) Émile Savitry, 1935-1936 Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s 13 x 11 inches (33.0 x 27.9 cm) (image/sheet) Signed in pencil and with the photographer's copyright studio stamp, verso. Émile Savitry (1903–1967) was a French photographer and painter who founded the Rapho photographic agency with Robert Doisneau. Over a period of some 20 years, from the 1930s to the 1950s, Savitry captured the vibrant Paris artistic and cultural scene and the daily lives of Parisians who lived and worked in Pigalle and Montparnasse. For Rapho, he covered the massive arrival in France of refugees from the Spanish Civil War, and was later a regular contributor to fashion magazines Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. While his photographs were shown alongside those of contemporaries Willy Ronis, Edouard Boubat, Brassaï and Robert Doisneau in a 1948 exhibition organized by the Photo League, Savitry's photos have, since his death, been largely overlooked. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, mid-weight paper, trimmed to edges. Few insubstantial handling creases/dings across surface, visible in a raking light only. Sold unmatted and unframed.