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Street Scene, Paris

Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908 - 2004)
Date1968-1969
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 9 3/4 inches (16.83 × 24.77 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1041
SignedOn sheet verso, center, stamped in blue ink: "HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON / Mention obligatoire / Prière de reproduire cette photo intégralement / sans modifier le cadrage".
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "Street Scene, Paris / France, p.152".
MarkingsOn sheet recto, bottom margin, in red marker: " [small red dot] 11 11713/9A 40x60"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "152"; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "11713/9A", "15 3/4 x 23 5/8"; On sheet verso, lower right, in red marker: "40x60".
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DescriptionImage of a woman walking in profile in front of a gas station. She's dressed in a long fur coat and hat.Published References

Francois Nourissier, Cartier-Bresson’s France. (The Viking Press, Inc. New York, NY, 1970), 152.

Copyright© Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos, courtesy Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris
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