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Henri Cartier-Bresson    (French, 1908-2004)

 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Behind the Gare Saint Lazare (Photographs) h: 9.5 x w: 14 in / h: 24.1 x w: 35.6 cm
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Behind the Gare Saint Lazare 1932
 
 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Hyeres, France (Photographs) h: 9.5 x w: 14 in / h: 24.1 x w: 35.6 cm
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hyeres, France 1932
 
 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Mexico, Mexico City. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin (Photographs) h: 9.5 x w: 14 in / h: 24.1 x w: 35.6 cm
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mexico, Mexico City. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin 1934
 
 Henri Cartier-Bresson - On the Banks of the Marne (Photographs) h: 12.1 x w: 18.6 in / h: 30.7 x w: 47.2 cm
Henri Cartier-Bresson
On the Banks of the Marne
 
  

Biography
1908 Born: August 22nd in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne
He attends the Lycée Condorcet without diploma
1927 - 1928 Studies painting with André Lhote
1932 Acquired a Leica camera
1935 Studied cinematography in New York City with Paul Strand
1936 - 1939 Works as a production assistant for Jean Renoir.
1940 Captured by the Nazis while fighting in the French Army
1943 Escaped from prison
1944 - 1945 Portraits artists and writers, p.e. Matisse, Bonnard, Braque, Claudel. Joins a group of professional photographers in order to document the liberation of Paris. Finishes the documentary film about returning captives and deportees „Le retour“
1947 Founds the agency 'Magnum Photos‘ with Robert Capa, David Seymour and Georges Roger
1969 Produces two documentary films for CBS News, U.S.A.
1981 Awarded the "Grand Prix National de la photographie" from the French Ministry of Culture.
1986 Granted the "Novecento Award“ by Jorge Luis Borges in Palermo, Italy.
1988 The Museum of Modern Art New York establishes the "Henri Cartier-Bresson Prize“.
2003 Opening of the "Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson“ in Paris, France.
2004 Died: August 3rd in Cereste, France

Exhibitions
2008 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Early Works, Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
2007 Henri Cartier-Bresson's Scrapbook: Photographs, 1932-46, ICP - International Center of Photography, New York City, NY
2006 Henri Cartier-Bresson - Di chi si tratta?, Forma - Centro Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan
2003 - 2005 Retrospective, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France, La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany; Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy; Museum of Modern Art, Edinburgh, U.K.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
2004 Museum Ludwig, Cologne
2004 Baukunst Galerie, Cologne
2004 Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
1998 - 1999 Photographien und Zeichnungen - Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, Germany
1998 Tete à Tete - National Portrait Gallery, London, U.K.
Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Howard Greenberggh Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1998 Line by Line – Royal College of Art, London, U.K.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
1997 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada Henri Cartier-Bresson, dessins
1974-1997 – Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France
1997 De Européenne – Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
1996 Henri Cartier-Bresson: Pen brush and Cameras – The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, U.S.A.
1995 Dessins e Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson – CRAG Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain Valence, Drome, France
1994 Dessins e première photos – La Caridad, Barcelona, Spain
1993 Photo Dessin – Dessin Photo, Arles, France
1992 Musée de Noyers-sur-Serein, France
Palazzo San Vitale, Parma, Italy
Centro de Exposiciones, Saragossa and Logrono, Spain
1992 L’Amérique – FNAC, Paris, France
Hommage à Henri Cartier-Bresson – International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.
1991 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan (drawings and photographs)
1990 Galerie Arnold Herstand, New York, U.S.A.
1989 Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany (drawings and photography)
1989 Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland (drawings and photographs)
Printemps Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Chapelle de l’École des Beaux-Arts , Paris, France
1988 Palais Lichtenstein, Vienna, Austria
Salzburger Landessammlung, Austria
Institute français, Athen, Greece
1987 Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, U.K. (drawings and photography)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York organises an exhibition of his "Early Works“.
1987 Early Photographs – Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
1986 L’Institute français de Stockholm
Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Pavillon d’Arte contemporanea, Milan, Italy
1985 Henri Cartier.Bresson en Inde – Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
1985 Musée d’Arte moderno de Maxico, Mexico
1984 - 1985 Paris à vue d’oil – Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France
1984 Osaka University of Arts, Japan
1983 Printemps Ginza – Tokyo, Japan
1982 Hommage a Henri Cartier-Bresson – Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
1981 Retrospective – Musée d’Art de la Ville en France
1981 Musée d’Art moderne de la Villa de Paris, France
1980 Portraits – Galerie Eric Franck, Geneve, Switzerland
1975 Carlton Gallery, New York, U.S.A.(First exhibition of drawings)
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
1974 Exhibition about the USSR, International Center of Photography, New York, U.S.A.
1970 En France – Grande Palais, Paris. Later in the U.S.A., UdSSR, Australia and Japan
1969 Works on exhibition "On France". Grand Palais, Paris
1965 - 1967 2nd retrospective, Tokyo, Japan, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France, New York, U.S.A., London, U.K., Amsterdam, Netherlands, Rome, Italy, Zurich, Switzerland, Cologne, Germany and other cities.
1964 Philipps Collection, Washington
1963 Photokina, Cologne, Germany
1956 Photokina, Cologne, Germany
1955 Retrospektive – Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France (First exhibition in France in the 'Pavillon de Marsan de Louvre‘, which tours through the whole world.)
1952 Institute of Contemporary Art, London, U.K.
1947 Museum of Modern Art New York, U.S.A.
1934 Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico (with Manuel Alvarez Bravo)
1933 Julien Levy Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Cercle Atheneo, Madrid, Spain

Literature
1955 Les Européens
1954 Les danses à Bali
1953 Images à la Savette
1932 Charles Pegnot publishes his works in "Arts et Métiers Graphiques‘.
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