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Leica classic in Los Angeles
Leica classic in Los Angeles
Henri Cartier-Bresson
June 13, 2019
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Hyères, France, 1932
© Henri Cartier-Bresson, courtesy of Leica Gallery Los Angeles
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is considered one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century. Leica Gallery Los Angeles presents a selection of 87 images, spanning the great master’s seven-decade-long career.
When Cartier-Bresson’s monograph ‘The Decisive Moment’ was released in 1952, it represented a milestone in the evolution of photography. The artist, who originally trained to be a painter, was fascinated by the camera’s ability to record everyday moments as an immediate sketch, imbued with exceptional grace. This inspired him to tirelessly capture people around the world with his Leica camera.
The images featured in ‘The Eye of the Century’ show scenes from Cartier-Bresson’s travels to countries such as India, Spain and Greece. The selection also includes candid and authentic portraits of public figures such as French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre, or Albert Camus, who went on to become Pope Pius XII.
For details visit Leica Gallery Los Angeles.
When Cartier-Bresson’s monograph ‘The Decisive Moment’ was released in 1952, it represented a milestone in the evolution of photography. The artist, who originally trained to be a painter, was fascinated by the camera’s ability to record everyday moments as an immediate sketch, imbued with exceptional grace. This inspired him to tirelessly capture people around the world with his Leica camera.
The images featured in ‘The Eye of the Century’ show scenes from Cartier-Bresson’s travels to countries such as India, Spain and Greece. The selection also includes candid and authentic portraits of public figures such as French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre, or Albert Camus, who went on to become Pope Pius XII.
For details visit Leica Gallery Los Angeles.
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He is one of the most famous Leica photographers of the 20th century: As a photojournalist, a freelance photographer and a sensitive portraitist, Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004) produced timeless compositions, and was particularly influential and style-defining thanks to his feel for the decisive moment. The Frenchman's early work was inspired by surrealism and the New Vision of the 1920s, before he later travelled the world as a photojournalist and founder of the legendary Magnum Photos Agency. His motifs of spontaneous encounters and situations, and his eye for the everyday life of his contemporaries, have had an important impact on subsequent generations. More
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Hyères, France, 1932
© Henri Cartier-Bresson, courtesy of Leica Gallery Los Angeles
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Siphnos, Greece, 1961
© Henri Cartier-Bresson, courtesy of Leica Gallery Los Angeles
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, 1932
© Henri Cartier-Bresson, courtesy of Leica Gallery Los Angeles