Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004). Island of Siphnos, the Cyclades, Greece, 1961. Gelatin silver print, printed ...

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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004)
Island of Siphnos, the Cyclades, Greece, 1961
Gelatin silver print, printed later
8-5/8 x 12-3/4 inches (21.9 x 32.4 cm) (image)
Photographer's stamp, press stamp, and inscribed in an unknown hand, verso.

LITERATURE:
J.-P. Montier, Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art, Bulfinch/Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1999, pl. 48, p. 56;
P. Abraizar et al., Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, the Image and the World, Thames & Hudson, London, 2003, pl. 344, p. 235;
M. Humery et al., Henri Cartier-Bresson: Le Grand Jeu, Bibliothèque nationale de France and Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2020, pp. 94, 132, and 176.


More information about Henri Cartier-Bresson. See also: Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Bresson, Henri Cartier Artist.



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