Henri Cartier-Bresson traveled the globe to document some of the 20th century’s most significant moments. In Siphnos, Greece, Cartier-Bresson photographed a young girl running up a pathway in a seemingly deserted Grecian town. The heat is palpable in the image, emphasized by the defined, stark shadows against the white buildings.

Other impressions of this image are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (there titled Island of Siphnos, the Cyclades, Greece) and the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908–2004) is widely revered as the father of photojournalism and was a co-founder of Magnum Photos. In 1952, he released his groundbreaking monograph, Images à la Sauvette (The Decisive Moment), which has influenced generations of photographers. He is the recipient of four Overseas Press Club of America Award (1948, 1954, 1960, 1964); Prix de la Société Française de Photographie (1959); and the Grand Prix National de la Photographie (1981). His works are included in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom; Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Kahitsukan Kyoto Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyoto, Japan; among others.