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Henri Cartier-Bresson
Jean Clair
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Description for Henri Cartier-Bresson
Paperback. Henri Cartier-Bresson travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian shield to the Irish bogs, in order to produce this collection of photographs. It brings together images spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and seeks to capture what it means to be European. Translator(s): Rudolf, Anthony. Num Pages: 232 pages, 187 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1152.
In 1955, Henri Cartier-Bresson published The Europeans, a collection of photographs taken over a period of five years. His portrait of the continent documented a landscape shadowed by war, where people lived among ruins and still bore the mark of hunger.
For this book, first published forty-five years later, the celebrated photographer brought together a far broader range of images, spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1990s. Cartier-Bresson travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian shield to the Balkan karst, from the Breton granites to the Irish bogs, in order to capture what ... Read more
In 1955, Henri Cartier-Bresson published The Europeans, a collection of photographs taken over a period of five years. His portrait of the continent documented a landscape shadowed by war, where people lived among ruins and still bore the mark of hunger.
For this book, first published forty-five years later, the celebrated photographer brought together a far broader range of images, spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1990s. Cartier-Bresson travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian shield to the Balkan karst, from the Breton granites to the Irish bogs, in order to capture what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
1171g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500281222
SKU
V9780500281222
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About Jean Clair
Jean Clair was Director of the Picasso Museum for many years, and has been a member of the French Academy since 2008. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalogue of the works of Balthus.
Reviews for Henri Cartier-Bresson
'Cartier-Bresson’s influence has been immense . . . he has been largely responsible for our sense of how modern life looks' - London Review of Books 'Each image is a snapshot of one of those small, loosely connected sections of time that all join together to form the experience of life. Through Bresson’s lens, for just one moment, they are ... Read more