Barcelona

1933, printed c. 1946

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

This is a photograph of a mural painted on a wall depicting two figures. The mural showcases two elegantly dressed figures—a man wearing a hat and a woman holding an umbrella—viewed from behind. The mural's style is reminiscent of early 20th-century fashion illustrations. The mural occupies a broad section of the wall, framed by a simple border that continues along the rest of the structure. The photograph captures the contrast between the simple texture of the wall and the detailed rendering of the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.4 × 34.7 cm (9 3/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.5.9


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie’s, New York, 6 October 2010, lot 56); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, artist stamp, center in black ink: PHOTO HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON / MENTION OBLIGATOIRE; by unknown hand, top center in red pencil: 32; center left in graphite: Walls J / Barcelona / 1931 ou 2; lower right, with an outline of the image: griser légèrement


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