biografia di Henri CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)

Personal data


Birth : 08/22/1908 - Chanteloup, France
Sex : M

Family relations

Husband of Martine FRANCK [ 1938-2012 ]

Representatives

Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria
Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States


Education

1927 – 1928 :
Pupil of / student of André LHOTE [ 1885-1962 ]

Professional data


Work and Life

1998:Lives and works in Paris, France
1935:Lives and works in USA
Friend of David SEYMOUR and Robert CAPA


Other professions

Journalist – Photography

1936 – 1939 : Film Director Assistant


Affiliated to an association

Magnum Photos – 19 rue Hegesippe Moreau – Paris, France

Work


Categorie and medium


Photography : Gelatin silver print

Subject

ages
history/society
human being
communities
portrait
Daily life
feelings/emotions

Movements and styles

Humanistic Photography
Photojournalism

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2004

FNAC Montparnasse – Paris, France
10/27/2004 – 01/08/2005

Martin-Gropius-Bau – Berlin, Germany
05/15/2004 – 08/15/2004

2003

De quoi s’agit-il ?
BNF Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris, France
04/30/2003 – 07/27/2003

2002

A Gallery for Fine Photography – New Orleans LA, United States
2002 – 07/14/2002

Collégiale Saint Pierre le Puellier – Orleans, France
09/20/2002 – 11/20/2002

Paris vu par Henri Cartier-Bresson
Galerie Claude Bernard Contemporary Art – Paris, France
07/02/2002 – 09/20/2002

Howard Greenberg Gallery – New York NY, United States
02/02/2002 – 03/09/2002

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France

2006

Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Agathe Gaillard – 3 Rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe – Paris, France

2005

Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie Agathe Gaillard – 3 Rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe – Paris, France

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Löhrl Fotografie I & II – Kaiserstrasse 58-60 – Mönchengladbach, Germany

2003

Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Galerie Agathe Gaillard – 3 Rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe – Paris, France

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Baukunst Galerie – Theodor Heuss Ring 7 – Cologne, Germany

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria

Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States

2002

Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada

2001

Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Françoise Paviot – 57 Rue Sainte-Anne – Paris, France

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Löhrl Fotografie I & II – Kaiserstrasse 58-60 – Mönchengladbach, Germany

13th Annual Works on Paper
New York NY, United States
03/02/2001 – 03/04/2001
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States

AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Afterimage Photograph Gallery – The Quadrangle #141 2800 Routh Street – Dallas TX, United States

Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Fahey / Klein Gallery – 148 North La Brea Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Robert Klein Gallery – 4th floor 38 Newbury Street – Boston MA, United States

2000

Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria

Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Douglas J.K. Siu – Suite 640 2261 Market Street – San Francisco CA, United States

Palm Springs International Art Fair
Palm Springs CA, United States
03/15/2000 – 03/19/2000
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States

photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Baukunst Galerie – Theodor Heuss Ring 7 – Cologne, Germany

Artpalmbeach – Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
03/10/1999 – 03/15/1999
Represented by : Irving Galleries – 322 Worth Avenue – Palm Beach FL, United States


Group exhibitions

2006

Street Photography
Gallery Kowasa – Barcelona, Spain
05/02/2006 – 07/30/2006

2004

Henri Cartier-Bresson et Alberto Giacometti
Kunsthaus – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
09/17/2004 – 11/28/2004

2003

Exposition vente, André Breton, 42 rue Fontaine
Calmels Cohen – Drouot Richelieu – Paris, France
04/01/2003 – 04/18/2003

French Masters
Peter Fetterman Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
02/01/2003 – 03/28/2003

Mise en scène ?
Ecole Municipale d¿Art – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
01/17/2003 – 02/14/2003

2002

Le Photojournalisme à Paris
Salons Aguado, Mairie du 9ème arrondissement – Paris, France
10/17/2002 – 11/13/2002

Images au Centre, n°2
Châteaux de la Loire, France
09/20/2002 – 11/20/2002

La Fotografia tra Storia e Poesia: La Collezione Fotografica della FNAC
Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia – Turin TO, Italy
05/23/2002 – 07/28/2002

New York Capital of Photography
The Jewish Museum – New York NY, United States
04/28/2002 – 09/02/2002

The Life of the City
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/28/2002 – 05/21/2002

2001

Vocation reporter. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Christine Spengler, Raph Gatti
Théâtre de la Photographie et de l’Image – Nice, France
02/20/2001 – 04/15/2001

1977

Documenta 6
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Neue Galerie, Karlsaue – Kassel, Germany
06/26/1977 – 10/02/1977

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2003

HENEAU Marc – Ce voyageur
in: Art Actuel n° 26 p. 38
Paris, France
05/2003-06/2003

TARIANT Eric – Paris Photo
in: Beaux Arts Magazine n° 234 p. 141
Paris, France
11/2003

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