La fille au billard russe [Girl Playing Snooker], ParisArtwork Info About the Artist 1933 Gelatin silver print Signed and editioned, in ink, au recto Titled, dated, and annotated, with artist stamps, in ink, au verso Printed circa 1973 (from an edition of five works) Brassa (1899 1984), born Gyula Halsz in the town of Brasov, Transylvania, was known for depicting the eclectic nightlife of Paris in the 1930s. Originally intent on becoming a painter, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest in