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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"The Europeans", Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) | PhotoAnthology

The Europeans

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

With contributions from: Magnum Photos (image source); Olya Grigorova (image research); Elinor Hemedes (data research). Suggest an Edit

The Europeans

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

European identity captured through black-and-white photographs spanning five decades, emphasizing shared humanity and cultural diversity.

Trastevere, Rome, 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Seville, Andalucia, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Golden Horn. Istanbul, Turkey. 1964. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Dublin, Ireland. 1952. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Simiane-la-Rotonde, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. 1969. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Inside the sliding doors of the bullfight arena. Valencia, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Italy. Trieste, Friouli, Italy. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Island of Siphnos. Cyclades, Greece. 1961. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Ireland. Munster. County Kerry. Dingle Peninsula. 1952. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Rhine river in the distance. Gelderland, Near Herwijnen, Netherlands. 1956. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Monastery Alavardi (XIth Century). Visitors from the kolkhozes, celebrating Saint George. Telavi, Georgia. 1972. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

West Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate. 1956. Descending the Rhine between Bingen and St. Goarshausen. River pilots. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Scanno, Abruzzo, Italy. 1951. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

France. Bouches-du-Rhone department. Town of Tarascon. 1959. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Zurich, Switzerland. 1953. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Floating logs on the river Tornea near the frontier with Finland. Sweden. 1956. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

In a train. Romania. 1975. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Alicante, Spain. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Taxi drivers. Berlin, Germany. 1931. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Berlin wall. West Berlin, West Germany. 1962. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Ireland. Dublin. 1952. Corpus Christi procession, near Corpus Christi church. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Salerno, Italy. 1933. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

GB. London. 1959. Queen Charlotte's ball. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Soviet Union. Moscow. 1954. Red Square. People in line to visit Lenin's Mausoleum. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Eton College. Eton, England. 1962. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

Books

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Europeans

Thames & Hudson, 1999

Europeans

Bulfinch, 1998

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Scrapbook

Thames & Hudson, 2007

Discoveries: Henri Cartier-Bresson

Abrams, 2008

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Contrasto, 1970

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer

Prestel, 2020

Henri Cartier-Bresson

FHEL, 2024

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Thames & Hudson, 2006

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

MOMA, 2010

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Le Grand Jeu

Marsilio, 2020

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Watch, Watch, Watch!

Fundación Mapfre, 2024

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Aperture Masters of Photography

Aperture, 2015

Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Artless Art

Thames & Hudson, 1996

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, the Image & the World

Thames & Hudson, 2006

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Centre Pompidou, 2014

More by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Behind the Saint-Lazare station, Paris, 1932. Image courtesy of Magnum Photos.

The Decisive Moment

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)

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