Looking closely at the work of Atget, Kertész, Bovis, René-Jacques, Brassaï, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson and more, this elegantly written book, extensively illustrated with both well-known and neglected works, unpicks Parisian street photography's affinity with Impressionist art as well as its complex relationship with parallel literary trends and authors from Baudelaire to Philippe Soupault.