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Henri Cartier-Bresson Follow Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City 1934 Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1960s. 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (19.7 x 29.8 cm) Signed 'Henri', extensively annotated and inscribed 'a Edmundo et Nancy' in ink, Magnum Photos credit and ‘Complimentary Print’ stamps on the verso.
Literature Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson The Early Work , cover, p. 130 Cartier-Bresson, The Decisive Moment , pl. 22 Cartier-Bresson, The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson , pl. 4 Fuentes, Henri Cartier-Bresson Mexican Notebooks 1934-1964 , p. 73 Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson The Modern Century , p. 99 Thames & Hudson, Henri Cartier-Bresson The Image and The World , pl. 112 Artist Bio Henri Cartier-Bresson French • 1908 - 2004 Follow Candidly capturing fleeting moments of beauty among the seemingly ordinary happenings of daily life, Henri Cartier-Bresson's work is intuitive and observational. Initially influenced by the Surrealists' "aimless walks of discovery," he began shooting on his Leica while traveling through Europe in 1932, revealing the hidden drama and idiosyncrasy in the everyday and mundane. The hand-held Leica allowed him ease of movement while attracting minimal notice as he wandered in foreign lands, taking images that matched his bohemian spontaneity with his painterly sense of composition. Cartier-Bresson did not plan or arrange his photographs. His practice was to release the shutter at the moment his instincts told him the scene before him was in perfect balance. This he later famously titled "the decisive moment" — a concept that would influence photographers throughout the twentieth century. View More Works