Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- Cardinal Pacelli, Montmartre, Paris
Date1938
PlaceParis, France
(not assigned)Paris, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 3/4in. (19.5 × 24.8cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 9 3/4in. (19.5 × 24.8cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 9 3/4in. (19.5 × 24.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Clare A. Glassell, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.239
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Paris Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 17-October 6, 2002.
"From the Printed Page: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 23-June 5, 2006.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil verso, upper left: "from l'Album / 'Photographie'"
Inscribed verso, upper center, in black: "Pie XII alois 94 Ineraid encore que / Cardinal Pacelli in Paris en 1936 / photo Henri Cartier-Bresson / mention obligatoire / prieve de reproduce crite grabent certe epressive / sans en modifier enquoique ce soit le ca drage / HCB"
Inscribed verso, upper center, in black: "Pie XII alois 94 Ineraid encore que / Cardinal Pacelli in Paris en 1936 / photo Henri Cartier-Bresson / mention obligatoire / prieve de reproduce crite grabent certe epressive / sans en modifier enquoique ce soit le ca drage / HCB"
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