Henri Cartier-BressonHenri Cartier-Bresson
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Book, 2020
Current format, Book, 2020, Second revised and edited edition, Available .Book, 2020
Current format, Book, 2020, Second revised and edited edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsReproduced in beautiful duotone, the images in this book range from Henri Cartier-Bresson's earliest work in France, Spain, and Mexico through his postwar travels in Asia, the US, and Russia, and even include landscapes from the 1970s, when he retired his camera to pursue drawing. While his instinct for capturing what he called the decisive moment was unparalleled, as a photojournalist Cartier-Bresson was uniquely concerned with the human impact of historic events. In his photographs of the liberation of France from the Nazis, the death of Ghandi, and the creation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Cartier-Bresson focused on the reactions of the crowds rather than the subjects of the events. And while his portraits of Sartre, Giacometti, Faulkner, Capote, and other artists are iconic, he gave equal attention to those forgotten by history: a dead resistance fighter lying on the bank of the Rhine, children playing alongside the Berlin Wall, and a eunuch in Peking's Imperial Court. Accompanied by an insightful essay by the late French art historian and poet Yves Bonnefoy and divided into six thematic sections, this classic volume presents Cartier-Bresson's photographs in beautiful double-page spreads with brief captions. Selected by the photographer himself, these profound images show how Cartier-Bresson was able to capture the decisive moment with such extreme humility and profound humanity.
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