Henri Cartier-Bresson - Scrapbook (MINT CONDITION) - 2014

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Published in its ENTIRETY FOR THE FIRST TIME, a memorial volume of the late iconic photographer's famous 1940s scrapbook features restored images of his prints and showcases the pieces hand-selected by the photographer that originally appeared in his 1947 Museum of Modern Art exhibition.

Published for the very first time on the occasion of the exhibition 'Le Scrapbook d'Henri Cartier-Bresson' at 'Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson' in Paris from 21st of september till 23rd of december 2006.

FOREWORD BY MARTINE FRANCK.

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Steidl, Göttingen. 2014. Second edition.

Hardcover (as issued). 280 x 328 mm. 264 pages. Photos: Henri Cartier-Bresson. Foreword: Martine Franck. Text: Agnès Sire, Michel Frizot. Text in French.

Great photobook by the photography legend Henri-Cartier-Bresson - in perfect condition.

"June 1944: The Allies landed in Normandy, and Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), who had succeeded in escaping from German captivity a year earlier on his third attempt, left his hiding place and set off for Paris by bicycle to document the liberation of the capital together with Robert Doisneau and Robert Capa. In 1945, he was in the middle of shooting his film about the return of prisoners of war (Le Retour) when he received a letter from the Museum of Modern Art. Beaumont Newhall, founder and then head of the photography department at MoMA, had been planning an exhibition "in memoriam" Cartier-Bresson for some time; he had been presumed dead and all the information and images available in America had already been gathered for the "posthumous" tribute. Now the artist himself has been included in the preparations: To supplement the American holdings, he was to make prints of photographs of his choice - a difficult undertaking, since there was hardly any photographic paper and rarely any electricity in war-ravaged Europe. On 15 May 1946, Cartier-Bresson arrived in New York, carrying a wealth of prints in 9x12 cm format. In order to be able to present the pictures better, he first bought an album in which he glued the photos one by one; there was not enough space, he had to insert many loose sheets at the back. This is how the legendary "scrapbook" came into being, which lay unnoticed on a bookshelf for 40 years. Reconstructed and restored, the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson now presents it to the public - an ensemble of 346 photographs, hand-picked by the master himself, a unique document and the personal balance sheet of his life at that time and the first 15 years of his photographic work." (from the publisher)

'Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer. One of the leading contemporary photographers, he had a great role in the recognition of photography as an art form. He was an specialist in what would be called humanist photography, also being an exponent of candid photography and street photography. His way of working meant to capture what he called "the decisive moment".
Cartier-Bresson traveled all around the world and documented historical events, like the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. He also published several photography books. In 1947, he was one of the founders of Magnum Photos.'
(Wikipedia)

'Born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year in the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica – his camera of choice after that moment – and began a life-long passion for photography. In 1933, he had his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York. He later made films with Jean Renoir.
Taken prisoner of war in 1940, he escaped on his third attempt in 1943 and subsequently joined an underground organization to assist prisoners and escapees. In 1945, he photographed the liberation of Paris with a group of professional journalists and then filmed the documentary Le Retour (The Return).
In 1947, with Robert Capa, George Rodger, David ‘Chim’ Seymour and William Vandivert, he founded Magnum Photos. After three years he had spent travelling in the East, in 1952, he returned to Europe, where he published his first book, Images à la Sauvette (published in English as The Decisive Moment). He explained his approach to photography in these terms, ‘"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
From 1968, he began to curtail his photographic activities, preferring to concentrate on drawing and painting. In 2003, with his wife and daughter, he created the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris for the preservation of his work. Cartier-Bresson received an extraordinary number of prizes, awards, and honorary doctorates. He died at his home in Provence on 3 August 2004, a few weeks short of his 96th birthday.'
(Magnum website)

'Born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, Henri Cartier-Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year in the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica – his camera of choice after that moment – and began a life-long passion for photography. In 1933, he had his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York. He later made films with Jean Renoir.
Taken prisoner of war in 1940, he escaped on his third attempt in 1943 and subsequently joined an underground organization to assist prisoners and escapees. In 1945, he photographed the liberation of Paris with a group of professional journalists and then filmed the documentary Le Retour (The Return).
In 1947, with Robert Capa, George Rodger, David ‘Chim’ Seymour and William Vandivert, he founded Magnum Photos. After three years he had spent travelling in the East, in 1952, he returned to Europe, where he published his first book, Images à la Sauvette (published in English as The Decisive Moment). He explained his approach to photography in these terms, ‘"For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
From 1968, he began to curtail his photographic activities, preferring to concentrate on drawing and painting. In 2003, with his wife and daughter, he created the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris for the preservation of his work. Cartier-Bresson received an extraordinary number of prizes, awards, and honorary doctorates. He died at his home in Provence on 3 August 2004, a few weeks short of his 96th birthday.'
(Magnum website)