No. 94240191

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) - Trastevere. Roma 1953
No. 94240191

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) - Trastevere. Roma 1953
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From a personal collection, rare and stunning original photogravure by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) from 1955 entitled: - Trastevere. Rome 1953 - magnificently printed on paper and in excellent condition (the sheet has never been exhibited and shows no signs of stickers or glue!).
The photo is sold including its museum-quality passe-partout and certificate of authenticity.
The frame is not part of the lot and is not sold together with the photo!
Image size 345x233 mm
Sheet size 348x243 mm
Passepartout dimensions 50x40cm
Professional packaging in sturdy crossed corrugated cardboard.
Born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, in 1908, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting from an early age, particularly Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year in the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica, his later camera of choice, and began a lifelong passion for photography. He had his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1933. Taken prisoner of war in 1940, he escaped on his third attempt in 1943 and later joined a clandestine organization to assist prisoners and escapees. In 1945, he photographed the Liberation of Paris with a group of professional journalists.
In 1947, with Robert Capa, George Rodger, David “Chim” Seymour and William Vandivert, he founded Magnum Photos. After three years of traveling in the East, he returned to Europe in 1952, where he published his first book, Images à la Sauvette (published in English as The Decisive Moment). He explained his approach to photography this way: “For me, the camera is a sketchbook, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the moment which, in visual terms, simultaneously questions and decides… It is through economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.”
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From a personal collection, rare and wonderful original photoengraving by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) from 1955 entitled: - Trastevere. Rome 1953 - magnificently printed on paper and in excellent conservation conditions (the sheet It has never been displayed and has no signs of stickers or glue!)
The photo is sold including its museum quality passepartout and certificate of authenticity.
The frame is not part of the lot and is not sold together with the photo!
Image dimensions 345x233 mm
Sheet dimensions 348x243 mm
Passepartout dimensions 50x40cm
Professional packaging in sturdy crossed corrugated cardboard.
Born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, in 1908, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, particularly with Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year on the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica, his camera of choice thereafter, and began a lifelong passion for photography. He had his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1933.
Taken prisoner of war in 1940, he escaped on his third attempt in 1943 and subsequently joined an underground organization to assist prisoners and escapees. In 1945, he photographed the Liberation of Paris with a group of professional journalists.
In 1947, with Robert Capa, George Rodger, David “Chim” Seymour, and William Vandivert, he founded Magnum Photos. After three years spent traveling in the East, he returned to Europe in 1952, where he published his first book, Images à la Sauvette (published in English as The Decisive Moment).
He explained his approach to photography in these terms, “for me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously… It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.”
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