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Henri Cartier-Bresson (Aperture Masters of Photography) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Henri Cartier-bresson
Publisher: Aperture
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 90768
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0893817449
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.092
EAN: 9780893817442
ASIN: 0893817449
Publication Date: September 30, 1997
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Product Description
Henri Cartier-Bresson reveals--as only a few great artists have done consistently--the variety and richness of human experience in the twentieth century. This second volume of Aperture's Masters of Photography series confirms the genius of the photographer who--with the new, smaller, hand-held cameras and faster films--defined the idea of "the decisive moment" in photography. Cartier-Bresson's imagery is intimate but utterly respectful of his subjects. In his travels throughout the world, he has captured glimpses of individual lives in scores of countries. Taken together, Cartier-Bresson's works constitute a personal history of epic scope. This volume presents forty-two of the artist's photographs, each recognized as a masterpiece of the medium. In addition, Cartier-Bresson offers a brief statement about what drives his work. Hardcover, 8 x 8 in./96 pgs
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 Herni Cartier Bresson, Aperture Masters July 6, 2008
Cartier Bresson is one of my two favorite photographers (Minor White is the other). This small book of his prints is a wonderful thing to have in my house, and to share with my friends.
Collection of classic works from HCB April 15, 2008
It's a great collection of classic work of HCB. Surprisely, some the pictures are named "untitled" in HCB's Paris book, but they have title name along with some descriptions. Good intro to HCB!
 Best of Bresson June 25, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A lovely little book showing the most famous pictures of Henri Cartier-Bresson on 95 pages only. A must-have for the Cartier-Bresson fans or a great first book to have on this fabulous photographer.
A True Master October 5, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If Cartier-Bresson did not invent the art of 35mm street photography, he certainly brought it to the attention of other serious photographers and the public. Trained as a painter, his eye for composition was unerring, but it was his instinct for the defining human gesture--that he termed "the decisive moment"--that made him one of the immortals of photographic history. As one of the founding members of Magnum, he changed the way we think of photographs and the way we see the world. This book is an introduction to his work. As such, it's all too short, but the economical format make it possible to see a few decent examples of his work and perhaps to inspire further study. He was a true master of the art.
Nice little collection January 8, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
This collection is a nice, compact, and inexpensive sample of Cartier-Bresson's photographs. I would have prefered the book to be a little larger to allow for bigger pictures. The print quality is decent. I was disappointed that my favorite photograph by him, the one of the bicyclist going by the staircase entitled "Hyeres, France", was absent.
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