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Real estate sign in rural Algeria

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artwork Details

Real estate sign in rural Algeria
circa 1950-1970
Henri Cartier-Bresson
gelatin silver print on paper
7 ⅞ in x 11 ¾ in (20 cm x 29.85 cm)
Gift of Zoe and Yuri Gurevich in honor of Hava Gurevich
2015/2.59

Description

Subject Matter:

Henri Cartier-Bresson is known for “the decisive moment,” the fleeting time in which a photographer must make an instantaneous decision. Bresson began photographing seriously in 1930, acquiring a Leica, which was used throughout his career photographing some of the 20th century’s most important events. Bresson co-founded Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, David Seymour, and George Rodger. After 1970, Bresson turned to drawing, photographing only occasionally.

Physical Description:

A photograph of a real estate sign in French. The sign stands in front of a fenced in rural field. A forest is visible in the background.

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