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Oct 2015 back issue
Coronation of King George VI, 1937. Henri Cartier-Bresson: Magnum
Photos. Courtesy Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Madrid, Spain, 1933. Henri Cartier-Bresson: Magnum Photos. Courtesy Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Truman Capote, 1947. Henri Cartier-Bresson: Magnum Photos. Courtesy Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
6 - 29 October 2015 at The Fine Art Society
148 New Bond Street, London W1
Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century, turning photojournalism into an art form.
Using the freedom and mobility of the handheld camera, he made icons both from everyday life and historic events.
Cartier-Bresson travelled the world, and as a photojournalist he was assigned to India and China, witnessing historic
events including Gandhi’s last days and the Communist victory in China. His reporting earned him global recognition
and in 1947, he formed the international photographic cooperative, Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, David Seymour
and George Rodger.
His photographs were published in Life and other journals, and in books, most importantly Images à la sauvette 1952.
Henri Matisse drew the artwork for the cover, and in his preface, Cartier-Bresson describes his photographic style.
The title of the English edition, The Decisive Moment, describes Cartier-Bresson’s instinctive recognition of the exact
moment to take the definitive photograph.
The Fine Art Society presents 50 photographic masterpieces by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004). The exhibition is
staged in collaboration with Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica. The exceptional signed prints in the show
include many of Cartier-Bresson’s most famous works.
