P1982.371: Henri Matisse, Vence, France

Identification and Creation

Object Number

P1982.371

People

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French (Chanteloup, France 1908 - 2004 Céreste-en-Luberon, France)

Title

Henri Matisse, Vence, France

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

1944

Places

Creation Place: Europe, France, Vence

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/285000

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

sheet: 30.5 x 40.3 cm (12 x 15 7/8 in.)
image: 24 x 35.7 cm (9 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: yes: recto, b.r. in black ink: Henri Cartier-Bresson
• inscription: recto, b.r. below image, black ink, signed, in artist's hand: Henri Cartier-Bresson
• inscription: verso, graphite: 137/300

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Christie's (New York), New York, New York, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas Inc., 1980. For long term loan at the Fogg Art Museum.
Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from Christie's, New York, 1980. Purchased for long term loan to the Fogg Art Museum from 1980 to 1982

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden

Copyright

© Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos

Object Number

P1982.371

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• HAA 10 Survey Course (S421): The Western Tradition: Art Since the Renaissance (Fall 08 Rotation 1), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/13/2008 - 10/19/2008
• Re-View: S426A (Large Niche) #2: CB30 Photography and Society & HAA172w American Art and Modernity, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/09/2009 - 01/10/2010

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