Tea House, Beijing, China

1948

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Allan Grant

Printer

The image shows a group of men seated around a table indoors. The man in the foreground on the right wears a wide-brimmed hat and a padded jacket. Next to him, another man leans over the table with his arms resting on top. Another man is partially hidden by the person in front of him. Two more men are seated on benches to the left. The walls look unpainted and the room has a rustic atmosphere. There are several teapots and cups on the tables, and a few bags and other objects are scattered on the floor. The lighting is dim.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.4 × 24 cm (6 7/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, stamped, upper right in black ink with blue pencil underlining: PEIPING ESSAY 48; by unknown hand, center in graphite: 76 / 263 / 34; center in blue pencil: x CHILDREN - P&C / x CAFES + RESTAURANTS - CHINA / x BEVERAGES - TEA; center in graphite: teahouse; bottom center in graphite: 29; stamped, inverted, crossed out with blue ink, upper left in black ink: DEC 22 1948; stamped, perpendicular, upper left in blue ink: 28316-D [letter in blue pencil]; stamped, inverted, center left in black ink: LIFE PHOTO / BY / Bresson [artist's name in graphite]; stamped, inverted, center left in black ink, crossed out with graphite: LIFE PHOTO / BY / ALLAN GRANT; stamped, inverted, lower left in black ink: DEC 22, 1948; lower center in graphite: PF 49181 (GD-TL-260) GDC-153

Wikidata ID

Q64154976

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