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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Lot 73003
Louisiana, 1947
Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s. Signed and copyright credit blindstamp in the margin, recto.

8.25 x 11.75 in
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Lot 73003
Louisiana, 1947
Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s. Signed and copyright credit blindstamp in the margin, recto.
8,3 x 11,8 in
Estimate: US$ 10,000 - 15,000
€ 9,200 - 14,000
Auction: 3 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Nov 25, 2024
Auction number: 8218
Auction name: Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck Signature® Auction
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Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) New Orleans, Louisiana, 1947 Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s. Signed by the artist, titled and various notations in an unknown hand in pencil, stamped USA Noirs and with Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum stamps, verso. image: 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches (21.0 x 29.8 cm) sheet: 10 x 12 inches PROVENANCE: Collection of Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris Christie's Paris, Photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, November 11, 2011, lot 59 LITERATURE: Y. Bonnefoy, Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographe, Delpire, Paris, 1979, p.50); De qui s'agit-il? Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bibliothèque nationale de France/Gallimard, Paris, 2003, p.197; A. Sire, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans: Photographier l'Amérique 1929-1947, Steidl, Göttingen, 2008, p.143. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Collection of Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris; Christie's Paris, Photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, November 11, 2011, lot 59
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with black borders and top and bottom margins (trimmed to edges, or virtually so, right and left.) Minor cocking at left edge, visible under close inspection only; light wear to edges and corners; creasing at margin corners, particularly lower left; hairline fissure, and minute area of soiling/accretion, lower margin, right -- none affecting the image. A nice print of an important work by Bresson, rarely offered at auction, in very good condition overall. Sold matted and unframed.
Lot Details
Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) New Orleans, Louisiana, 1947 Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s. Signed by the artist, titled and various notations in an unknown hand in pencil, stamped USA Noirs and with Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum stamps, verso. image: 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches (21.0 x 29.8 cm) sheet: 10 x 12 inches PROVENANCE: Collection of Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris Christie's Paris, Photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, November 11, 2011, lot 59 LITERATURE: Y. Bonnefoy, Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographe, Delpire, Paris, 1979, p.50); De qui s'agit-il? Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bibliothèque nationale de France/Gallimard, Paris, 2003, p.197; A. Sire, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans: Photographier l'Amérique 1929-1947, Steidl, Göttingen, 2008, p.143. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Collection of Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris; Christie's Paris, Photographies provenant de la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, November 11, 2011, lot 59
Neutral toned print on semi-gloss, double-weight paper with black borders and top and bottom margins (trimmed to edges, or virtually so, right and left.) Minor cocking at left edge, visible under close inspection only; light wear to edges and corners; creasing at margin corners, particularly lower left; hairline fissure, and minute area of soiling/accretion, lower margin, right -- none affecting the image. A nice print of an important work by Bresson, rarely offered at auction, in very good condition overall. Sold matted and unframed.
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