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WestLicht: WestLicht Photo Auction: Lot 1026

At the Jeweller by Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

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Henri Cartier-Bresson, the master of the "decisive moment" has become one of the most important photographers of all time. His work is not only the benchmark for pictorial journalism of the 20th century, but for the aesthetics and ethics of photography as a whole. Every Cartier-Bresson photograph has its own internal tension. He was a keen observer who only pressed the shutter release of his Leica when the situation developed as he anticipated. He intuitively transformed his subjects into a unified whole consisting of rhythm, line, form, light, shade and expressivity. His photographs often captivate by means of ironic undertones, bold fragmentation and a game of in and out of focus.

Als Meister des "entscheidenden Augenblicks" ist Henri Cartier-Bresson zu einem der wichtigsten Fotografen aller Zeiten geworden. Sein Werk hat nicht nur Referenzcharakter für den Bildjournalismus des 20. Jahrhunderts, sondern für Ästhetik und Ethik der Fotografie überhaupt. Jede Fotografie von Cartier-Bresson trägt eine spezifische Spannung in sich. Cartier-Bresson war ein scharfer Beobachter, der den Auslöser seiner Leica nur dann betätigte, wenn sich die Situation in seinem Sinne entwickelte. Er verwandelte seine Motive intuitiv zur Einheit aus Rhythmen, Linien, Formen, Licht, Schatten und Aussage. Oft bestechen seine Fotografien durch einen ironischen Unterton, kühne Fragmentierung und das Spiel von Schärfe und Unschärfe.

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Auction House

WestLicht

Auction Title

WestLicht Photo Auction

Auction Date

December 5, 2009

Location

Westbahnstrasse 40

Vienna,

Austria

1070

Phone: +43 1 5235659

Fax: +43 1 5231308

Email: auction@westlicht.com

Vienna, Austria

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