Accession Number1999/1.97
TitleHenri Matisse, Vence, France
Artist(s)Henri Cartier-BressonArtist NationalityFrench (culture or style)Object Creation Date1944, printed laterMedium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 11 5/8 in x 17 5/8 in (29.5 cm x 44.8 cm);9 1/16 in x 11 1/4 in (23 cm x 28.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase made possible by the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
Subject matterHenri Cartier-Bresson is known for “the decisive moment,” the fleeting time in which a photographer must make an instantaneous decision. Bresson began photographing seriously in 1930, acquiring a Leica, which was used throughout his career photographing some of the 20th century’s most important events. Bresson co-founded Magnum Photos with Robert Capa, David Seymour, and George Rodger. After 1970, Bresson turned to drawing, photographing only occasionally. This photograph of Henri Matisse is one of many taken the same day. This image shows Matisse resting on a chair, holding a bird in his hand. Three pigeons stand on a cage in the foreground.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of an elderly man in an interior space. In the foreground, three pigeons sit on top of a large cage. The man holds a fourth bird and another cage sits behind him.
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Keywords
Birds
France
artists (visual artists)
birdcages (containers)
book
glasses
interior spaces (spaces by location)
interiors
males
pigeons (general term)
reading
seated
sketching
table
window