Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyères, France

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Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004)French, 1908–2004

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

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Marvins Family Collections

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

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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