Gustave Le Gray (1820 - 1884), The Pont du Carrousel, Paris: View to the West from the Pont des Arts, 1856-1858, albumen print from collodion negative. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1995.36.94

WASHINGTON, DC.- Paris in Transition: Photographs from the National Gallery of Art presents 61 of the Gallery’s photographs revealing the transformation of the French capital city and the art of photography from the mid-19th to early 20th century. The exhibition, organized from the perspective of a flâneur—an aimless wanderer, will be on view in the ground floor photographs galleries of the West Building from February 11 through May 6, 2007. It includes photographs by Eugène Atget, André Kertész, Brassaï, Alfred Stieglitz and others. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)

Brassaï (born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984), Couple at the Four Seasons Ball, Rue de Lappe, Paris, c. 1932. gelatin silver print. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee, 1998.38.2.