Description:
Henri CARTIER-BRESSONHyères[1932].
1 black silver print (36 x 25 cm), signed in ink in the lower right margin. Modern print [circa 1990]. Framed.
Precious photograph, signed by Cartier-Bresson in the margin.
An iconic image from the french Master photographer.
"Hyères" was taken at the very beginning of Cartier-Bresson's photographic career, after his return from a trip to Africa in 1931. He stood at the top of a staircase on rue Edith-Warton, triggering his 50mm Leica, purchased a few days earlier in Marseille, at the fleeting passage of a cyclist.
Around 1931," said Cartier-Bresson, "I saw a photograph by Martin Munkàcsi [...] three black children running in the waves. I must say that it was this photo that set the world on fire. There is in this picture such an intensity, such a spontaneity, such a joy of living". He then abandoned his initial training - painting and literature - and devoted himself to photography. At the beginning of 1932, he was in Hyères - where he took this photo.
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