CARTIER-BRESSON (Henri). - Lot 55

CARTIER-BRESSON (Henri). The Selections of Henri Cartier-Bresson. Barcelona, Fundació "la Caixa" / Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 2003. Large square in-4 format (30 x 30 cm), illustrated publisher’s hardcover. Extensive black-and-white illustrations. Texts in French, Spanish, and Catalan. 255 pp. First edition of this catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Fundació "la Caixa" in collaboration with the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. The book brings together a personal selection of nearly 300 photographs chosen by Henri Cartier-Bresson from the works of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. The collection notably includes images by Eugène Atget, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Berenice Abbott, Werner Bischof, Édouard Boubat, Bill Brandt, René Burri, Robert Capa, Bruce Davidson, Robert Doisneau, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Louis Faurer, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Mario Giacomelli, Ernst Haas, André Kertész, Josef Koudelka, Dorothea Lange, Sergio Larraín, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Seydou Keïta, William Klein, Chris Killip, Lewis Hine, Philip Jones Griffiths, and many other masters of photography. More than just an exhibition catalog, this volume is a true anthology of the history of 20th-century photography, reflecting Cartier-Bresson’s perspective and aesthetic sensibilities. Condition: very good copy. Hardcover showing a few very slight, minor signs of handling. Interior in perfect condition.