Srinagar, Kashmir, India

1948, printed 1961

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

The image depicts four figures draped in fabric, with one sitting and the others standing. The person on the left has their face slightly turned upward. The standing figure in the middle has their arms outstretched. All figures are covered in flowing robes, obscuring their bodies. Their faces are not visible. The landscape includes fields, trees, scattered structures, mountains, and a cloudy sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ann Ford Doyle

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.77 × 36.83 cm (9 3/4 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.120.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henri Cartier-Bresson, France; Ann Doyle, Washington, DC, 1961; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center right in black ink: Henri à Anne / 27 dec 61; top right corner: 12/50; artist stamp, center in black ink: HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON

Wikidata ID

Q64155023

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