Henri Cartier-Bresson

signed by the photographer in ink and with his copyright blindstamp in the margin, annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil on the reverse, matted, 1961, printed later (Cartier-Bresson, pl. 45; The Artless Art, pl. 48)

Acquired by the present owner from Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, 1991

Please note that this photograph will be sold without a frame. This photograph, on paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. When the print is examined in raking light, the following are visible: 3 minor pinpoint indentations and deposits of original retouching, including a 5 1/2-inch linear area at the upper left quadrant. On the reverse, the photograph is annotated 'HCBC/034' in an unidentified hand in pencil.
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