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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)
Lot 25 Photography is an instantaneous operation, both sensory and intellectual -- an expression of the world in visual terms, and also a perpetual quest and interrogation. It is at one and the same time the recognition of a fact in a fraction of a second and the rigorous arrangement of the forms visually perceived which give to that fact expression and significance.

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, 1952

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

On the Banks of the Marne, 1938

Closed15 May 2008

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GBP 12,500

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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)
On the Banks of the Marne, 1938
gelatin silver print, printed 1950s
Magnum credit stamp, various annotations in unknown hands in pencil/ink on verso
6½ x 9¾in. (16.5 x 24.7cm.)

Estate of George Garcin, collector & fashion photographer;
by descent to a private collector, 1995;
acquired by present owner.

French-born Garcin was a fashion photographer and avid collector of cinema, music and art related photographs from the 1950s and 60s. His collection focused on the work of photographers he deeply respected and admired. A large group of works from his collection was sold at auction in France in 2007.