Accession Number
2015/2.59

Title
Real estate sign in rural Algeria

Artist(s)
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1950-1970

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
7 ⅞ in x 11 ¾ in (20 cm x 29.85 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Zoe and Yuri Gurevich in honor of Hava Gurevich

Subject matter
Henri 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.

Physical Description
A photograph of a real estate sign in French. The sign stands in front of a fenced in rural field. A forest is visible in the background.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Primary Object Type
black and white print

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
fences (site elements)
fields (land)
signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
trees