Henri Cartier-Bresson, Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1954. The picture is one of the best known of the artist and is named from the street where the event was caught on camera. It was taken candidly in the Rue Mouffetard, in Paris, and it exemplifies what he described as the decisive moment. © 2006 Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos in the upper left corner. Total dimensions: 40 x 29 cm on glossy paper. Fine condition (with small imperfections). The picture is also one of the best examples of the genre of street photography, which was cultivated by the author. The atmosphere of the photograph is very light-hearted. It depicts a young smiling child, named Michel Gabriel, carrying two bottles of wine. Behind him, at the left, the blurred image shows two girls that watch him amused. Two adult women, also blurred, are seen at the bottom left, of those only one is looking at the scene. One of the most influential photographers of the 20th century along with other photographers of his time such as: Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Brassaï, Horst P. Horst, Willy Ronis, Robert Capa, Elliott Erwitt, Luigi Ghirri, Eve Arnold, Robert Doisneau, Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitz, Steve McCurry, among many others.