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Two men talk in front of building with white columns

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artwork Details

Two men talk in front of building with white columns
circa 1958
Henri Cartier-Bresson
gelatin silver print on paper
14 x 9 ¼ in. (35.56 x 23.50 cm)
Gift of Zoe and Yuri Gurevich in honor of Hava Gurevich
2015/2.61

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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 made from a distance of two men in the lower foreground with their backs turned towards the camera. Beyond them, trees and a large building with white columns is visible.

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