Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

This is a photograph of a gallery setting with framed artwork on the walls and chairs in the foreground. The room is filled with various paintings, predominantly portraits, displayed in ornate frames that hang on the walls. The gallery space is bustling, with a group of individuals gathered in the background. In the foreground, there are several chairs occupied. The atmosphere seems to capture a moment within an art exhibition or museum setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 25 × 17 cm (9 13/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.145.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT, purchased 2002; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Cartier-Bresson, Henri. “The People of Russia, Part One: Moscow.” Life (17 January 1955): 19.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in blue pencil: Moscow / Tretyakov Gallery; 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; stamped, upper left in red ink: USED IN LIFE JAN 17 1955; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64155011

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