CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri - The Decisive Moment - AS ENGLISH FACSIMILE (2014) IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP!

ALSO AVAILABLE AS SMALL STUDY EDITION (2024)!

Background information

"The Decisive Moment' - the original title is 'Images à la Sauvette' - by French MAGNUM photographer Henri CARTIER-BRESSON is one of the most famous books in the history of photography, assembling Henri CARTIER-BRESSON’s best work from his early years. Published in 1952 by Simon and Schuster, New York, in collaboration with Editions Verve, Paris, 'The Decisive Moment' was lavishly embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse. The book and its images have since influenced generations of photographers. Its English title 'The Decisive Moment' has defined the notion of the famous formal peak in which all elements in the photographic frame accumulate to form the perfect image.  Paired with the artist’s humanist viewpoint, the photography by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON has become part of the world’s collective memory.

Content

This edition of the photographic volume 'The Decisive Moment' by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON is a meticulous facsimile of the original book. It comes with an additional booklet containing an essay on the history of 'The Decisive Moment' by Centre Pompidou curator Clément Chéroux." (© Steidl Verlag, 2014)

About French Magnum photographer, Henri CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

Photo books by as well as with works by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON