HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) - photo 1
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) - photo 2
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) - photo 3
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) - photo 4
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004) - photo 5

HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)

Lot 131
23.02.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1134158
Lot 131 | HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)

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
Auction house category:Photography
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