Henri Matisse, Vence, France

1944

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Associated Names
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Artist, French, 1908 - 2004

The image shows an older man sitting against a zebra-striped cushioned surface. He has a beard, mustache, and round glasses. His head is wrapped in a bandage or cloth. He wears a thick robe and a patterned scarf, and holds a white dove. White doves are perched on an open round birdcage nearby. In the background, there is a larger birdcage with birds and herringbone-patterned fabric. A window to the right provides light. Sheets of paper or an open book rest on the table in front of him.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30 × 45 cm (11 13/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5215

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2010; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14 – August 28, 2011

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Henri Cartier-Bresson; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2010.014.006

Markings

Lower left below image embossed: © HENRI / CARTIER / BRESSON

Wikidata ID

Q64155019

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