MONTIER (Jean-Pierre) — HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON. ART WITHOUT A - Lot 193

MONTIER (Jean-Pierre) — HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON. ART WITHOUT ART MONTIER (Jean-Pierre). Henri Cartier-Bresson. Art Without Art. Ideas and Research, edited by Yves Bonnefoy. Paris, Flammarion. Very large quarto, publisher's hardcover with illustrated dust jacket, extensive black-and-white photographic illustrations. ISBN 2-08-012817-5 (9782080128171). A major study devoted to Henri Cartier-Bresson, examining his work beyond mere photojournalism, in relation to drawing, painting, and his conception of “art without art.” The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation describes the book as offering a cross-disciplinary perspective on his photographs, paintings, and drawings. It features many of his major images as well as portraits of Colette, Balthus, Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Braque, and Roland Barthes. An important feature of your copy: it is still wrapped in its original plastic wrap, with the original price tag of €39.95.