Cartier-Bresson, Henri

French photographer, considered by many as the father of photojournalism.

Known for capturing images of the ‘ decisive moment ’, also the title of his first major book, published in 1952, Henry Cartier-Bresson was a master of form, content and expression.

In 1947, he co founded the prestigious agency, Magnum Photos with his friends, Robert Capa, David Seymour and George Rodger. He was the first photographer to be exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris. His last years were spent painting and drawing portraits and landscapes.

Selected Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries

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   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 1998   Tete à Tete - National Portrait Gallery, London, U.K. Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany Howard Greenberggh Gallery, New York, U.S.A. 1997   De Européenne - Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France 1997   Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada Henri Cartier-Bresson, dessins 1974-1997 - Galerie Claude Bernard, 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   Musée d'Arte moderno de Maxico, Mexico 1985   Henri Cartier.Bresson en Inde - Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France 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: Books and Catalogs 1955    Les Européens 1954    Les danses à Bali 1953    Images à la Savette 1932    Charles Pegnot publishes his works in "Arts et Métiers Graphiques‘. ART PHOTOGRAPHY AT PICASSOMIO MODERN MASTERS AT PICASSOMIO

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