Henri Cartier-Bresson
Colette and her faithful Pauline

Colette and her faithful Pauline

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

Colette and her faithful Pauline
Colette and her faithful Pauline
ArtistFrench, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Colette and her faithful Pauline
Date1952, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage (at opening): 13 7/8 × 8 9/16 in. (35.3 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2019
Object number2019.260
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceMary Lee Fletcher, c. 1990; by inheritance, private collection; [consigned to Julie Saul Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in black ink, recto, bottom right below image: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Blind stamped, recto: © HENRI // CARTIER // BRESSON

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