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Sidewalk café, Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris
Sidewalk café, Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Sidewalk café, Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908 - 2004)
Date1968-1969
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 inches (24.77 × 16.83 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.24 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1161
SignedOn sheet verso, bottom center, stamped in blue ink: "On 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: "Sidewalk cafe, Saint germain-des-Prés, Paris / France, p.5".
MarkingsOn sheet recto, right margin, in red marker: "18 11917/8 40x60"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "5"; On sheet verso, top, in pencil: "11917/8"; On sheet verso, top, in red marker: "40x60".
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DescriptionImage of two women seated at separate cafe tables reading the newspaper. The woman wearing a hat and floral jacket looks towards the other who is wearing a short dress and tall socks.Published References

Francois Nourissier, Cartier-Bresson’s France. (The Viking Press, Inc. New York, NY, 1970), 5.

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