Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyères, France

Hyères, France

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

Hyères, France
Hyères, France
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Hyères, France
Date1932, printed 1990s
Place depictedHyères, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (29.8 × 44.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2014.930
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionThe French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson is known for his lyrical approaches to daily scenes that might go unnoticed by others. In Hyères, France, Cartier-Bresson’s speeding bicyclist is perfectly framed between the arching street curb and the descending iron stair railings. As in the title of his famous book The Decisive Moment (1952), Cartier-Bresson freezes that second in which all the forms cohere to make a haunting picture.
ProvenancePossibly [John Clearly Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black ink in the bottom right corner
Blindstamp in lower left corner: © HENRI / CARTIER / BRESSON

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