"Parlourmaid Preparing a Bath before Dinner" (c. 1937) and "Parlourmaid and Under-Parlourmaid Ready to Serve Dinner" (1934) are two of his best-known images, the women in their white aprons and potlike caps, uniforms seen nowadays only in period television series.

WSJ: What Went On in the Dark | Bill Brandt | Shadows and Light | Museum of Modern Art | By William Meyers