Henri Cartier-Bresson
Berlin Wall, West Germany

Berlin Wall, West Germany

© Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos

Berlin Wall, West Germany
Berlin Wall, West Germany
ArtistFrench, 1908–2004
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Berlin Wall, West Germany
Date1962, printed later
PlaceBerlin, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 1/2 × 14 1/4 in.
mat: 20 × 24 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by George Lange, Inc. - Cameras
Object number80.91
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Atelier Group Ltd.; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "^04".
Recto, lower right corner below image, signed in black ink: "Henri Cartier-Bresson".

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1947
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