A new edition of photography's most famous book in a revised format. The Decisive Moment (Images ??? la Sauvette in French) is one of the greatest photography books ever published. It brings together photographic material from the first twenty years of Henri Cartier-Bresson's career. Images ??? la Sauvette was published in 1952 by Verve, with an original cover by Matisse. It was the result of a collaboration between the photographer, the famous art critic and publisher T???riade, and the painter, at the peak of his ...
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A new edition of photography's most famous book in a revised format. The Decisive Moment (Images ??? la Sauvette in French) is one of the greatest photography books ever published. It brings together photographic material from the first twenty years of Henri Cartier-Bresson's career. Images ??? la Sauvette was published in 1952 by Verve, with an original cover by Matisse. It was the result of a collaboration between the photographer, the famous art critic and publisher T???riade, and the painter, at the peak of his career. The American version, published the same year by Simon and Schuster, was the first to introduce the now-famous expression "decisive moment". The book, which reveals the intrinsic duality of Henri Cartier-Bresson's work, the combination of intimate interpretation with documentary observation, received tremendous critical acclaim within the art world and is considered a "bible for photographers", in the words of photographer Robert Capa. It remains an essential reference for photographers to this day. The original book, now out of print, has become a collector's item. The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson sought to make this classic photography book accessible again, in a smaller and practical format, at an affordable price. The latest print features the same material as the original 1952 edition, and is accompanied by a comprehensive study of the book's making, its enduring popularity and the considerations behind its title, written by Cl???ment Ch???roux, Director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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Add this copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Decisive Moment to cart. $703.00, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Steidl.
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JUMBO. May be missing slipcase. HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
Add this copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Decisive Moment to cart. $953.00, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Steidl.
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Damaged slipcase that is still fully functional. Booklet is included. Minor tear to DJ. HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
Add this copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson the Decisive Moment to cart. $999.99, very good condition, Sold by True Oak Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Highland, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Steidl.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 3869307889. Slipcover included and in good condition. -Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; 11 X 1.5 X 15 inches; 160 pages.
Add this copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Decisive Moment to cart. $500.00, very good condition, Sold by A Cappella Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlanta, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Steidl.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 'Within the canon of European photography books it would be difficult to find one more famous, revered and influential as Henri Cartier-Bresson's The Decisive Moment, ' wrote Jeffrey Ladd in Time LightBox, in a feature on Steidl's new edition of this ultimate photobook classic. Originally published in 1952, this collection of Cartier-Bresson's best work from his early years was embellished with a collage cover by Henri Matisse. The book has since influenced generations of photographers, while its English title defined the notion of the famous peak in which all elements in the photographic frame accumulate to form the perfect image--not the moment of the height of the action, necessarily, but the formal, visual peak. This new publication--the first and only reprint since the original 1952 edition--is a meticulous facsimile of the original book that launched the artist to international fame, with an additional booklet on the history of The Decisive Moment by Centre Pompidou curator Clément Chéroux. Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was born in Chantelou-en-Brie, France. He initially studied painting and began photographing in the 1930s. Cartier-Bresson cofounded Magnum in 1947. In the late 1960s he returned to his original passion, drawing. In 2003 Cartier-Bresson established the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris, one year before his death. Large hardcover in jacket, housed in slipcase with staple-bound volume 'A Bible for Photographers' by Clement Cheroux.
Add this copy of Henri Cartier-Bresson: the Decisive Moment to cart. $875.64, like new condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2014 by Steidl Publishers.
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Collectable-Fine Condition in Fine jacket. 9783869307886. Photography. Fine/Fine 2014 Steidl reissue edition hardback, slipcased volume with separate large booklet, unclipped dust-jacket. Minor area of surface discoloration to left front edge of outer slipcase box and top of spine area of box a little pushed in only, book and separate booklet both Fine and unmarked. Immediate dispatch worldwide Size: 270\nx 360\nx 38.1mm. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; Photography; ISBN: 3869307889. ISBN/EAN: 9783869307886. Dewey Code: 779.092. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091557.
