Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Biography

Pierre Assouline (author)

Art, Design & Photography, Non-Fiction, Photography, Photographers | Paperback Published on: 10/10/2024

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Synopsis

The definitive biography of the greatest photographer of modern times - a vital addition to the library of everyone with an interest in photography.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was the eye of the 20th century. His lens chronicled the decisive moments of his time – from Chinese communist victories to the Spanish Civil War and the Liberation of Paris. A co-founder of Magnum Photos, Cartier-Bresson produced unparalleled portraits of his contemporaries, capturing the spirit of Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and William Faulkner.

Cartier-Bresson took Pierre Assouline into his confidence over a number of years, detailing his youthful devotion to surrealism, lifelong passion for drawing, and experiences of war and prison camps. This sensitive biography emerges from a meeting of two minds, revealed with the same truth as one of Cartier Bresson’s photographs.

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 9780500297957
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 400g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm