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Book - The Decisive Moment 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 

One of the most famous books in the history of photography, assembling Cartier-Bresson’s best work from his early years. Published in 1952 by Simon and Schuster, New York, in collaboration with Editions Verve, Paris, it was lavishly embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse. The book and its images have since influenced generations of photographers. Its English title has defined the notion of the famous formal peak in which all elements in the photographic frame accumulate to form the perfect image. Paired with the artist’s humanist viewpoint, Cartier-Bresson’s photography has become part... 

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BOOKCOVER. Henri Cartier-Bresson, "The decisive Moment", Simon... 
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FRANCE. The Val de Marne 'departement'. Joinville-le-Pont, near... 

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FRANCE. Paris. Avenue du Maine. 1932. 

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FRANCE. Sunday on the banks of the River Seine. 1938. 

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FRANCE. Marseille. A café in Vieux-Port. 1932. 

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FRANCE. Loir-et-Cher. 1945. A peasant wine grower of Touraine.... 
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ITALY. Basilicata. Accettura. 1951. A peasant funeral.
According... 

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ITALY. Basilicata. Aliano. 1951. 

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ITALY. Tuscany. Sienna. 1932.
"I was visiting the museum and... 

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ITALY. Salerno. 1932. 

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ITALY. Florence. Piazza della Signoria. 1932. 

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SPAIN. Andalucia. Seville. 1933. 

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SPAIN. Valencia. 1933. 

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SPAIN. Andalucia. Seville. 1933. 

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SPAIN. Madrid. 1933. 

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SPANISH MOROCCO. Asilah. 1933. 

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SPAIN. Barcelona. Barrio Chino. 1933. 

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ITALY. Lazio. Tivoli. 1932. 

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SPAIN. Valencia. 1933.
Inside the sliding doors of the bullfight... 
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SPAIN. Castille. 1933. 

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SPAIN. Andalucia. Grenada. Gypsies. 1933. 

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MEXICO. State of Oaxaca. Tehuantepec. 1934. 
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MEXICO. Mexico City. Prostituées. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin. 1934.... 

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MEXICO. Mexico City. 1934. 

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MEXICO. Mexico City. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin. Newspaper sellers.... 

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FRANCE. Paris. Place de l'Europe. Saint Lazare station. 1932 

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FRANCE. Marseille. The Allée du Prado. 1932.
"I was walking behind... 

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MEXICO. Mexico City. 1934. 

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SPAIN. Madrid. 1933. 

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FRANCE. Paris. Montmartre. The visit of Cardinal PACELLI. "The... 

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GREAT BRITAIN. England. London. Hyde Park in the grey drizzle.... 

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GREAT BRITAIN. England. London. 12 May 1937.
Waiting in Trafalgar... 

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GREAT BRITAIN. London. Coronation of King George VI. 12 May 1937.

"People... 

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GERMANY. Dessau. A transit camp was located between the American... 

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USA. New York City. 1947. A refugees boat coming from Europe... 

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USA. New Mexico. Taos. 1947. The death of a land-owner.
His... 
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Los Angeles. Pershing Square.

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USA. New York City. West Point cadets and their admiring young... 

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USA. Massachusetts. Cape Cod. July 4th, 1947. Independence Day.
"This... 

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USA. Louisiana. New Orleans. 1947. A Cajun family near the French... 

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USA. New York City. Manhattan. An alley in the Cuban quarter.... 

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USA. NYC. Harlem. 1947. Easter Sunday. 

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USA. NYC. Manhattan. 1947. Midnight on West 42nd Street. 

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USA. New York City. Manhattan. Downtown. 1947. 

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USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1947. 

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USA. Massachusetts. Boston. 1947. 

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USA. Fire in Hoboken, facing Manhattan. 1947. 

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USA. New York City. Manhattan. Near the Hall of Records. 1947.... 

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USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1947. 

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USA. Iowa. 1947. Father's Day. In front of the telegraph office... 

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USA. New Jersey. Hoboken, facing Manhattan. 1947. 

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USA. NYC. Manhattan. 1947. Looking upstream of the Hudson. The... 

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USA. California. Los Angeles. 1947. A beach on the oilfields.... 

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US writer William FAULKNER at home.
USA. Mississipi. Oxford.... 

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USA. Vermont. 1947. US draughtsman, Saul STEINBERG.

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USA. Louisiana. New Orleans. US writer, Truman CAPOTE. 1947. 

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FRANCE. Nice. Cimiez district. February 1944. French painter... 

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French painter, Henri MATISSE, observing a ceramic vase by Pablo... 

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FRANCE. Paris. 1932. Christian BERARD, French painter and decorator,... 
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FRANCE. Paris. Pont des Arts. French writer and philosopher,... 
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