Henri Cartier-Bresson: Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment, Gebunden
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment
- Publisher:
- Thames & Hudson, 07/2024
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9782959335112
- Item number:
- 11911407
- Volume:
- 184 Pages
- Weight:
- 742 g
- Format:
- 233 x 175 mm
- Thickness:
- 22 mm
- Release date:
- 15.7.2024
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
A new edition of one of the most important and genre-defining photobooks of the twentieth century.
The Decisive Moment (Images à la Sauvette in French) is one of the greatest photography books ever published. It brings together photographic material from the first twenty years of Henri Cartier-Bresson's career.
Images à la Sauvette was published in 1952 by Verve, with an original cover by Matisse. It was the result of a collaboration between the photographer, the famous art critic and publisher Tériade, and the painter, at the peak of his career. The American version, published the same year by Simon and Schuster, was the first to introduce the now-famous expression "decisive moment".
The book, which reveals the intrinsic duality of Henri Cartier-Bresson's work, the combination of intimate interpretation with documentary observation, received tremendous critical acclaim within the art world and is considered a "bible for photographers", in the words of photographer Robert Capa. It remains an essential reference for photographers to this day.
The original book, now out of print, has become a collector's item. The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson sought to make this classic photography book accessible again, in a smaller and practical format, at an affordable price. The latest print features the same material as the original 1952 edition, and is accompanied by a comprehensive study of the book's making, its enduring popularity and the considerations behind its title, written by Clément Chéroux, Director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Biography (Henri Cartier-Bresson)
Henri Cartier-Bresson, als Sohn eines wohlhabenden Textilfabrikanten 1908 bei Paris geboren, hat als Reporter und Porträtist der Großen der Welt, der Namenlosen und ebenso als Landschaftsfotograf Geschichte gemacht. 1947 gründete er zusammen mit Robert Capa die Fotoagentur "Magnum" in Paris. Seit Mitte der 1970er Jahr fotografierte Cartier-Bresson nur noch sehr selten. Er kehrte zur Malerei zurück, die er von 1927 bis 1929 studierte, fand damit aber nie jene Beachtung wie mit seinem Blick durch den Sucher. Am 2. August 2004 starb Henri Cartier-Bresson im Alter von 95 Jahren in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
