Sunday on the Banks of the Marne
Henri Cartier-Bresson
1936–38, printed 1950s · Gelatin silver print · Photographs
his lyrical view of two couples picnicking on the banks of the Marne epitomizes Cartier-Bresson's talent for discovering a seemingly timeless order within the random course of everyday social reality. It has been compared to paintings by Degas and Seurat, and particularly to Gustave Caillebotte's Paris Street, Rainy Day (1877; Art Institute of Chicago).
- Artist
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Date
- 1936–38, printed 1950s
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Department
- Photographs
- Credit line
- Gift of Grace and Andrew Schoelkopf, 2002
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