Men Playing Billiards, Soviet Union

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image shows three men standing waist-up. The man on the left has his hands on his hips and a slight smile. He wears a light flat cap, a dark jacket, and a shirt. The man in the middle leans forward, holding a billiard cue, preparing to strike a cluster of balls on a small table. The third man on the right has a neutral expression. In the background, there are posters on the walls, and a closed cabinet.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 × 17 cm (9 13/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT, purchased 2002; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in blue pencil and underlined: *GAMES - BILLIARDS; stamped, lower center, in blue ink: PLEASE CREDIT / HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (Magnum) / Magnum Photos Inc. / 17 East 64th Street / New York 21, N. Y. / PHOTOS MUST NOT BE ALTERED BY TRIMMING; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64154962

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