Henri Cartier-Bresson And the Artless Art

First edition of Henri Cartier-Bresson And the Artless Art by Jean-Pierre Montier. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition. Some very minor shelf wear to the outer edges of the dust jacket only.

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In this impressive biographical study, Jean-Pierre Montier traces Cartier-Bresson's artistic progression from his early training as a painter and draftsman right up to the present; he provides a detailed analysis of Cartier-Bresson's most famous images and discusses the various philosophies that inform his work, notably Zen and surrealism. Drawing together a remarkable selection of the paintings, sketches, and photographs, this book is the first to attempt a serious evaluation not just of his photojournalism but of his oeuvre as a whole.