--- product_id: 646116088 title: "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century" price: "237657CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/646116088-henri-cartier-bresson-the-modern-century store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century **Price:** 237657CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century - **How much does it cost?** 237657CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/646116088-henri-cartier-bresson-the-modern-century) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Offers an entirely new understanding of the photographer's extraordinary career and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photography. His inventive work of the early 1930s helped define the creative potential of modern photography. Following World War II, he helped found the Magnum photo agency, which enabled photojournalists to reach a broad audience through magazines such as Life while retaining control over their work. Cartier-Bresson would go on to produce major bodies of photographic reportage, capturing such events as China during the revolution, the Soviet Union after Stalin's death, the United States in the postwar boom and Europe as its older cultures confronted modern realities. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this is the first major publication to make full use of the extensive holdings of the Fondation Cartier-Bresson—including thousands of prints and a vast resource of documents relating to the photographer's life and work. The heart of the book surveys Cartier-Bresson's career through 300 photographs divided into 12 chapters. While many of his most famous pictures are included, a great number of images will be unfamiliar even to specialists. A wide-ranging essay by Peter Galassi, Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum, offers an entirely new understanding of Cartier-Bresson's extraordinary career and its overlapping contexts of journalism and art. The extensive supporting material—featuring detailed chronologies of the photographer's professional travels and of spreads of his picture stories as they appeared in magazines—will revolutionize the study of Cartier-Bresson's work. Review: The best - When I look at modern photo exhibitions I feel nostalgic for the excellence of Bresson. A creative genius who combined intuition and feel for geometry with great decisive moments. Good collection of his major works and the text at the beginning excellent. Review: One of the greats of photography. - HCB is one of the great seminal photographers associated with the Magnum foundation. To understand the essence of photography his work has to be delicately viewed and reviewed. Simply, he was the best. I bought this book to source valuable information and references for my dissertation which focussed on surrealism and existentialism. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,046,617 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,057 in Photography Books | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 132 Reviews | ## Images ![Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RtzMaXWWL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best *by D***E on 16 October 2018* When I look at modern photo exhibitions I feel nostalgic for the excellence of Bresson. A creative genius who combined intuition and feel for geometry with great decisive moments. Good collection of his major works and the text at the beginning excellent. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the greats of photography. *by W***P on 12 February 2014* HCB is one of the great seminal photographers associated with the Magnum foundation. To understand the essence of photography his work has to be delicately viewed and reviewed. Simply, he was the best. I bought this book to source valuable information and references for my dissertation which focussed on surrealism and existentialism. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sorpresa *by L***N on 30 May 2019* Me propuse hacerme con toda la obra de HCB, pero este libro me ha sorprendido. Una encuadernación exquisita, toda la información posible, incluso los mapas que permiten tener un recorrido de sus viajes fotográficos. Uno de mis favoritos de HCB a un precio excelente para lo que es. 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