Henri Cartier-Bresson
written by Peter Galassi, photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson

This new collection of work by Henri Cartier-Bresson is the ultimate retrospective look at a lifetime's achievement. It brims with classic photographs that have become icons of the medium, as well as rarely seen work from all periods of Cartier-Bresson's life, including a significant number of previously unpublished photographs and a generous selection of drawings, paintings and film stills. The book also features personal souvenirs from Cartier-Bresson's youth, his family and the founding of Magnum.

Cartier-Bresson's extraordinary images are shaped by an eye and a mind legendary for their intelligent empathy and for their unerring ability to get to the heart of the matter. This definitive collection of the master photographer's work will be a required book for anyone interested in photography - indeed, for anyone interested in the people, places and events of the last century.

"Photography book of the year... brimming with iconic and unknown photographs from all periods of Cartier-Bresson's long life, this serious, satisfying book is as good a visual record of the 20th century as any. "
--Financial Times Magazine

"... contains some of the best photographs ever taken "
--The Telegraph Books of the Year

"Images of pure genius... the real deal, a photographer who defined the purpose and power of photography... a definitive book. "
--A. A. Gill, The Sunday Times

ZC2678    Henri Cartier-Bresson                                 $55.00

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