BRASSAI
Aristide Maillol's Atelier, on the left "L'ile de France" in the center, the Body of "Venus au Collier, 1903", 1936
Gelatin Silver Print
3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches
Facsimile letter from Brassai
Printed no later than 1972

In 1972 Brassai mailed a group of small photographs to the NYC Art Dealer Robert Schoelkopf in advance of his exhibition at the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery. These photographic gems were used to facilitate the curation and layout of the show and include some of his best images. A scanned copy of the letter (shown above) will accompany the photograph. 

The letter reads:

Dear friend,

I send you herewith the catalog of my exhibition and also 66 contacts from my photos. 
This will make you recognize the photos. The 12 other contacts that are missing I will send them to you soon

Best regards,

(signed "Brassai")

Between 1966 and 1979, Schoelkopf's gallery was the only gallery in New York City that showed painting and sculpture with photography as fine art. He represented the work of Brassai and Cartier-Bresson though he was primarily interested in antiquarian photography and the work of 19th and 20th century masters such as Atget, Brady, Watkins, and Cameron.