Night View of Paris at Night by George Brassaï

Kiki singing in a Montparnasse cabaret, 1933

Kiki et son accordéoniste, Café des Fleurs

Prostitute at angle of rue de la Reynie and rue Quincampoix, 1932
"This image is from a 1932 series taken around Les Halles when Brassai recorded those he called "Venuses of the Crossroads," prostitutes standing at their posts - a section of the sidewalk, a corner - which they had struggled so hard to get."


Fille de Joie, Quartier Italie, 1932

Fille de Joie, Quartier Italie, 1932

A Novice Prostitute, Place d'Italie. Paris, circa 1932

Conchita with sailors in a café on the Place d'Italie, c. 1933

Prostitute and client. Paris. c. 1930

Prostitute at Rue de la Raynie, 1932

Notre-Dame from the Ile Saint-Louis, 1933

"La Gargouille", Notre-Dame de Paris, 1935

Woman dressing in costume in front of mirror, c. 1936

Prostitutes in a bar, Boulevard Rochechavart, Montmartre, 1932

Les Cafes de Montparnasse, c. 1932

Suzy's brothel. House of Illusion, 1933

At Suzy's, rue Gregoire-Tours. 1932
Photograph of the staff of a Latin Quarter bordello called "Suzy". "Suzy," says Brassai, "was one of the discreet houses that guaranteed the anonymity of its guests. Even priests got in and out without being recognized."

Suzy's brothel, 1932

Prostitute in front of the mirror, at Suzy's brothel c. 1932

Couple at Suzy's brothel c.1932 

Suzy's, 1932

Suzy's, 1932

Couple à l’armoire à glace, Rue Quincampoix, Paris
(Couple in Wardrobe Mirror, Rue Quincampoix, 1932)

"'La Toilette' dans un hôtel de passe, rue Quincampoix á Paris", 1932 
(Washing up in a brothel, rue Quincampoix, Paris).

Lovers in the Latin Quarter, 1932

Paris1930-1932 Brassaï, Façades rue de l'Hôtel de Ville

Monastic Brothel, Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, Quartier Latin , circa 1931

Monastic Brothel, Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, Quartier Latin , circa 1931

Au Bal de la Horde au "Bullier", Montparnasse, ca. 1931

Le Baiser (The Kiss), 1933

Two Prostitutes, Boulevard Montparnasse, c. 1931