AS ORIGINALLY SEALED ENGLISH FACSIMILE, 1ST PRINT RUN (2014)!
Background information
"The Decisive Moment' - originally called 'Images à la Sauvette' - by French 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 new publication of '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 and with contribution by Henri CARTIER-BRESSON
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Clément Chéroux
- Format
- Slipcased HC (with dust jacket), 25,5 x 48 x 3 cm., 160 pp., b/w ills., text language: English