Art
Henri Cartier-Bresson Original Photo
- Item Number
- 136
- Estimated Value
- 10000 USD
- Sold
- 5000 USD to girasolkansas
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
Henri Cartier-Bresson (Aug 22, 1908-August 3, 2004) was a French photographer and considered the father of modern photojournalism.
This is an original print from the Magnum archive of Chinese people in front of their bank while they worry it will collapse. Cartier- Bresson was on assignment for Life magazine, in approximately 1947 when it was shot and was taken with a Leica camera, with a 50 mm lens. Cartier-Bresson usually shot with his focus range pre-set at about 10 feet. This would save crucial seconds when Cartier-Bresson seized on the fleeting moments that made so many of his photographs memorable. In fact he did not take a large number of photographs of China amid revolutionary turmoil. Some of his most famous came out of India at the same time - i.e. the famous shot of Nehru flirting shamelessly with Lady Pamela Mountbatten with the cuckolded Viceroy Mountbatten in the background.
Cartier Bresson did not process his own film, it was all sent to Paris, which is where this photograph would have been printed.
This photograph is from the private collection of Alexander Cockburn and is in vintage condition with light crazing and wear. 5 .5 x 8", matted.
Donated By:
Alexander Cockburn
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