Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
- Lovers on the Beach, Dieppe, France
Date1928
Place depictedDieppe, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/8 × 10 in. (16.2 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 6 3/8 × 10 in. (16.2 × 25.4 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (23.5 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 3/8 × 10 in. (16.2 × 25.4 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (23.5 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2014.659
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PhotographySpecial Collections
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
recto of mount top left in pencil: CARTIER-BRESSON; top left corner: N1504
verso of mount top right in pencil: 75MFI-9; top right corner: 264; bottom left corner: 300.264
verso of mount top right in pencil: 75MFI-9; top right corner: 264; bottom left corner: 300.264
recto of mount bottom center a stamp: FOR STUDY ONLY / REPRODUCTION IS / RESTRICTED
verso of mount top left a typed label: Taken with a Brownie box or some / similar kind of Kodak on the / beach of Dieppe in France in / 1928. Photo Henri Cartier- / Bresson.
verso of mount top left a typed label: Taken with a Brownie box or some / similar kind of Kodak on the / beach of Dieppe in France in / 1928. Photo Henri Cartier- / Bresson.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
1962
Gelatin silver print
91.476
