Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt, a British photographer, captured the stark social contrasts of 1930s Britain and later created surreal, distorted nudes and landscapes.

ABOUT

Born Hermann Wilhelm Brandt in Hamburg, Germany, in 1904, Bill Brandt disavowed his German heritage and claimed to be born in south London. His early life was marked by illness, including tuberculosis, and a period of psychoanalysis in Vienna. A pivotal moment came in 1930 when, through an introduction from Ezra Pound, Brandt gained access to Man Ray's studio in Paris, a connection that likely influenced his later surrealist leanings. Moving to London in 1933, Brandt embarke…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Robert Graves 1978 · Art Institute of Chicago Marché aux Puces, Paris 1925 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Losing at the Horse Races, Auteuil, Paris 1927 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Parlourmaid and Under-Parlourmaid Ready to Serve Dinner 1929 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Balloon Flying over the Northern Suburbs of Paris 1929 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Clochards au bord de la Seine 1929 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Man RaySurrealism George OrwellLiterature (social commentary)

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