Brassaï’s Picnic on the Edge of the Marne is a snapshot of a group at leisure. It’s a typical picnic with mounds of food and six bottles of wine for five adults. Compare Brassaï with Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Sunday on the Banks of the Marne [Dimanche sur les bords de la Marne, France] (1938).
See Brassaï [Gyula Halsz]. Picnic on the Edge of the Marne [Pique-nique au bord de la Marne] (1937c.). Silver Print.