Train Stop, Soviet Union

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image depicts a bald man walking with his hands behind his back, wearing striped clothing. Behind him, a group of women and children are standing facing one another. The women are wearing dresses, some with aprons and headscarves, holding large bowls or standing beside baskets. The child on the right is holding a round object. The setting is outdoors, with sparse dirt ground in the foreground and lush trees in the distance.
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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

    2012.118.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1955

  • Cartier-Bresson, Henri. “The People of Russia, Part Two: Travel in the U.S.S.R.” Life (31 January 1955): 84.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in blue pencil: At train stop man / wearing pajamas or / traveling costume / ignores girls / selling food; stamped, 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 lower center in red ink: USED IN LIFE JAN 31 1955; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64154983

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