Henri Cartier Bresson The Decisive Moment

Author: Henri Cartier-Bresson

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  • : $155.00 AUD
  • : 9783869307886
  • : Gerhard Steidl Druckerei und Verlag
  • : Steidl
  • : September 2014
  • : 155.0
  • : June 2016
  • : February 2023
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  • : books

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  • : Henri Cartier-Bresson
  • : Hardback
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Barcode 9783869307886
9783869307886

Description

The Decisive Moment originally called Images a la Sauvette is one of the most famous books in the history of photography, assembling Cartier-Bresson's best work from his early years. Published in 1952 by Simon and Schuster, New York, in collaboration with Editions Verve, Paris, it was lavishly embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse. The book and its images have since influenced generations of photographers. Its English title has defined the notion of the famous formal peak in which all elements in the photographic frame accumulate to form the perfect image. Paired with the artists humanist viewpoint, Cartier-Bressons photography has become part of the worlds collective memory. This new publication is a meticulous facsimile of the original book. It comes with an additional booklet containing an essay on the history of The Decisive Moment by Centre Pompidou curator Clement Cheroux.