Collective Farm, Uzbekistan

1954

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

Magnum Photos

Publisher

The image depicts an agricultural scene from a low perspective. The horizon is low above the distant fields where it meets the sky. There are no elements on the horizon. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the dark hay pile and machinery against the lighter sky and ground. In the foreground, there is a tractor with a wooden structure on which a person stands, with another operating the machine. Additionally, an arm with prongs is visible. In the distance, another figure works in the hay. The image conveys agricultural work and technology in a balanced composition from foreground to background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 × 24.6 cm (6 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.145.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in blue pencil: Collective Farm in Uzbekistan; stamped, upper left 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; additional stamps from LIFE Magazine and other editorial and archival marks by unknown hand

Wikidata ID

Q64155013

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