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Henri Cartier-Bresson

Chanteloup-en-Brie 1908 – 2004 Montjustin, Provence

Refugees from mainland China, Hong Kong. 1949

Later gelatin silver print. 44,7 × 29,9 cm (49,9 × 40,1 cm) (17 ⅝ × 11 ¾ in. (19 ⅝ × 15 ¾ in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: Henri Cartier-Bresson. Refugees from mainland China, Hong Kong. 1949.

Estimate:

EUR 2,000

 

- 3,000

USD 2,280

 

- 3,410

Sold for:

3,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2016

Modern and Contemporary Photographs, Wednesday, 01.06.2016

Information

Later gelatin silver print. 44,7 × 29,9 cm (49,9 × 40,1 cm) (17 ⅝ × 11 ¾ in. (19 ⅝ × 15 ¾ in.)). Signed in black felt-tip pen in the margin lower right. Isolated minimal retouchings.

Private collection, Germany

Henri Cartier-Bresson, China gestern und heute, Düsseldorf 1955, ill. 24 / William Manchester, Zeitblende, Fünf Jahrzehnte MAGNUM-Photographie, Munich 1989, p. 363

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