Henri Matisse, Vence, France and Our Cat Ulysses and Martine's Shadow (2 Photographs)
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
i. Henri Matisse, Vence, France and ii. Our Cat Ulysses and Martine's Shadow (2 Photographs)
i. signed and inscribed pour Avigdor et Anne / avec toute mon affection in ink (in the margin)
ii. signed and inscribed a Avigdor a Anne / avec toute mon affection in ink and blindstamped (in the margin)
2 gelatin silver prints
i : 30,5 x 40,2 cm ; 12 x 15 ⅞ in.
ii : 40,2 x 30,2 cm ; 15 ⅞ x 11 ⅞ in.
Executed in 1944 and 1988, respectively, printed later.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
1908 - 2004
i. Henri Matisse, Vence, France and ii. Our Cat Ulysses and Martine's Shadow (2 Photographs)
i. signé et inscrit pour Avigdor et Anne / avec toute mon affection à l'encre (dans la marge)
ii. signé et inscrit a Avigdor a Anne / avec toute mon affection à l'encre et cacheté (dans la marge)
2 tirages gélatino-argentiques
i : 30,5 x 40,2 cm ; 12 x 15 ⅞ in.
ii : 40,2 x 30,2 cm ; 15 ⅞ x 11 ⅞ in.
Exécutés en 1944 et 1988, imprimés ultérieurement.
Acquired as a gift from the artist by Avigdor Arikha
Thence by descent to the present owner
Henri Matisse, Vence, France:
'Matisse in a Masterpiece,' LIFE, vol. 48, no. 3, 25 January 1960, pp. 8-9
Robert Delpire, ed., Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer (Boston, 1979), pl. 126
Jean-Pierre Montier, Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art (Boston, 1996), p. 279
E. H. Gombrich, Tête-à-Tête: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson (London, 1998), pl. 23
Peter Galassi, ed., Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2010), p. 226
Clément Chéroux, Henri Cartier-Bresson, (Paris: Centre Pompidou, 2014), p. 267
Matthieu Humery et al., Henri Cartier-Bresson: Le Grand Jeu (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France and Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2020), pp. 84 and 293
Please note that this work is sold unframed.
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Veuillez noter que cette œuvre est vendue sans cadre.
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