ID 1134158
Lot 131 | HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
Hyères, 1932
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed in ink and embossed photographer's copyright credit (margin); credited, titled, dated on affixed Sir Elton John Photography collection label and and High Museum of Art label (frame backing board)
image: 9 ½ x 14 in. (24.1 x 35.5 cm.)
sheet:11 7⁄8 x 15 ¾ in. (30.1 x 40 cm.)
Literature
Henri Cartier-Bresson, The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Viking Press, New York, 1968, pl. 22.
Henri Cartier-Bresson and Yves Bonnefoy, Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographer, New York Graphic Society, New York, 1979, pl. 13.
Peter Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1987, p. 100.
Jean-Pierre Montier, Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art, Bulfinch Press, New York, 1996, pl. 77, p. 86.
Peter Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2010, p. 89.
Clement Cheroux, Henri Cartier-Bresson: Here and Now, Thames and Hudson, London, 2014, pl. 62.
Exhibited
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection, November 4, 2000– January 28, 2001.
| Applied technique: | Gelatin silver print |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Applied technique: | Gelatin silver print |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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