Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004). Quai de Javel, Paris, 1932. Gelatin silver print, printed later. Signed in in...

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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004)
Quai de Javel, Paris, 1932
Gelatin silver print, printed later. Signed in ink, lower margin recto.
image: 9-3/4 x 14-1/4 inches (24.8 x 36.2 cm)
sheet: 12 x 16 inches

PROVENANCE:
Phillips de Pury & Co. New York, Photographs,April 4, 2012, lot 50

LITERATURE:
P. Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1987, p. 63;
A. Sire, Documentary and Anti-Graphic Photographs: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paris, Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2004, p. 127.


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