Henri Cartier-Bresson (French 1908-2004)
"Joseph and Stewart Alsop" 1949
print depicting the American journalists Joseph and Stewart Alsop seated on a sofa before a library wall, composed with Cartier-Bressons masterful sense of geometry and psychological nuance; the image exemplifies his ability to capture the revealing moment within formal portraiture
Silver gelatin print
Signed in ink lower right margin and with artists blindstamp lower left margin
Printed under the photographers direct supervision from the original negative
17 1/2" x 11 1/2" image size, 20" x 16" sheet size
Provenance: Property from The Estate of Sally G. Chubb of Bernardsville, New Jersey
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris; Robert Klein Gallery, Boston
Illustrated: Tete a Tete, plate 99
Condition
Loose in frame, otherwise good condition.
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