• Auction 12875

    Henri Cartier-Bresson: Decisive Moments

    4 October 2016 - 13 October 2016, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 253,750 (USD)
109 Lots for Sale 12875
Lot 1
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The Coronation of King George VI, Trafalgar Square, London, 1937
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (24.5 x 27 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 12.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 2
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Taxi Drivers, Berlin, 1931
signed, annotated 'This original Cartier-Bresson photo was a personal gift from Henri to me in 1979 in recognition of my work on his book H.C.B. Photographer' by Paul Ickovic in ink, with Ickovic circular credit stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (21.3 x 31.4 cm.)
mount: 14 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (36.3 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,250
Lot 3
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Cordoba, Spain, 1933
printer's notations in blue waxed pencil (margin); stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credits and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image: 9 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. (24.8 x 17 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 4
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Cordoba, Spain, 1933
signed and annotated 'This original Cartier-Bresson photo was a personal gift from Henri to me in 1979 in recognition of my work on his book H.C.B. Photographer' by Paul Ickovic in ink, with Ickovic circular credit stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (31.9 x 21.6 cm.)
mount: 14 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (36.3 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 5
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Budapest, 1931
credited in pencil (mount, recto); credited and captioned on affixed typed label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 7 1/2 in. (25.5 x 19.1 cm.)
mount: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (29.9 x 23.6 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 6
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Brussels, 1932
signed, annotated 'This original Cartier-Bresson photo was a personal gift from Henri to me in 1979 in recognition of my work on his book H.C.B. Photographer' by Paul Ickovic in ink, with Ickovic circular credit stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 8 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (21.3 x 31.4 cm.)
mount: 14 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (36.2 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 7
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Brussels, 1932
stamped photographer's/Magnum credits and variously stamped and annotated in ink/pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.6 x 24.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 8
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Newlyweds, Joinville-le-Pont, France, 1938
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and numbered 'Sau 1/67' in pencil with printer's notations in pencil/crayon (verso)
image: 10 x 6 1/2 in. (25.5 x 16.6 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 9
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, 1933
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously annotated in pencil/blue crayon (verso)
image: 9 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (25.1 x 17.2 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 10
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
La Villette, Paris, 1929
signed, annotated 'This original Cartier-Bresson photo was a personal gift from Henri to me in 1979 in recognition of my work on his book H.C.B. Photographer' by Paul Ickovic in ink, with Ickovic circular credit stamp (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (31.4 x 21.9 cm.)
mount: 14 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (36.2 x 33.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 11
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Europeans leave Shanghai, China, 1949
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, titled and captioned on affixed typed label, press stamped 'CHINE 49' and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 12
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Soochow Creek, Shanghai, China, 1948
stamped photographer's copyright credit/reproduction limitation, titled in pencil and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink/crayon (verso)
image/sheet: 4 3/4 x 7 in. (12.1 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 13
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The Last Days of Kuomintang, China, 1947
stamped photographer's/Magnum credits and titled, variously annotated in ink (verso)
image: 6 x 9 in. (15.3 x 22.9 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 14
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Shanghai, China, 1949
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit, titled in ink and variously annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 9 7/8 x 7 in. (25.1 x 17.9 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 15
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The 'Great Leap Forward', China, 1958
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation and variously annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (29.3 x 19.8 cm.)
sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (29.9 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 16
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The Great Wall of China, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 7 3/4 x 12 in. (19.8 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$12,500
Lot 17
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The People's Militia listening with Tiananmen in the background, Beijing,...
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and reproduction limitation, credited, dated and captioned on affixed typed label and annotated 'Photo Exhibit at Pepsi-Cola Exhibition Gallery' in ink (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.6 x 24.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 in. (21.1 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 18
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Celebration of the People's Republic's 9th Anniversary, Beijing, China, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit, captioned in ink, dated in pencil and variously annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 19
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Man with Camels, China, 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and reproduction limitation, variously annotated and numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 20
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Man on Donkey, China, late 1940s–1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.1 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 21
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Caravan on Rails, Ulan Bator, Outer Mongolia, 1961
credited, dated and captioned with 'MAGNUM PHOTOS' on affixed typed label and stamped 'MAGNUM PHOTO/SUN-TIMES' credit and 'JAN 1962/FIELD ENTERPRISES, INC.' (verso)
image: 6 x 9 1/4 in. (15.3 x 23.5 cm.)
sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 in. (21.1 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 22
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Ganges River, India, c. 1948
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit with printer's's notations in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (16 x 21.6 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 23
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Ghandi's Funeral, Delhi, India, 1948
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and titled, variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (22.3 x 34.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$17,500
Lot 24
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Madurai, India, 1947
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation with 'Magnum' in pencil and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.2 x 16.6 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 25
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Kashmir, India, 1948
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credits and titled and dated in pencil (verso)
image: 6 x 8 1/2 in. (15.3 x 21.6 cm.)
sheet: 7 x 9 in. (12.8 x 22.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 26
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
India, 1940s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and numbered in pencil/crayon (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 6 3/4 in. (20.4 x 17.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$937
Lot 27
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
India, c. 1948
credited in pencil and stamped 'FEB 28 1948/ EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.' (verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (24.8 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 28
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Lord and Lady Mountbatten, India, c. 1948
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.6 x 24.5 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 29
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Udaipur, Rajasthan, 1966
signed and inscribed, 'a Marc avec l'amitié et/ la reconnaissance de/ son co-pilote/Henri' by the artist in pencil (margin)
image: 7 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (19.7 x 29.6 cm.)
sheet: 11 x 14 7/8 in. (28 x 37.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 30
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Children in Village, India, 1950s–1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (16.6 x 25.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 31
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India, 1966
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$937
Lot 32
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Feeding the Cattle, India, 1956
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and reproduction limitation, variously numbered in pencil and variously press stamped (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.6 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$875
Lot 33
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Truck on Road, Soviet Union, 1954
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 12 in. (20.4 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 34
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Agricultural Fair, Moscow, Soviet Union, 1954
stamped photographer's/Magnum and LIFE PHOTO credits with various press dates and numbered, titled in blue pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 35
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Selling Theater Tickets, Moscow, Soviet Union, 1954
numbered '247' and '5' in pencil (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 19 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (50 x 33.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 36
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Russian Deportees, 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and 'JAN 26 1957/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.' and titled in ink (verso)
image/sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 in. (30 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 37
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Picnic, Georgian Republic, 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and reproduction limitation and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.6 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 38
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Market, Pec, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, 1965
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and titled, variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 29.9 cm.)
sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 in. (21.9 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 39
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Market, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, 1965
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously numbered in pencil/blue crayon (verso)
image: 9 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (25.1 x 16.9 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 40
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Turkey, Near Pandeli at the Golden Horn, 1964
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation, titled and dated in pencil and variously press stamped and numbered in pencil/ink with affixed press labels (verso)
image: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (16 x 24.4 cm.)
sheet: 7 1/2 x 11 in. (19.2 x 28 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 41
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Malayan woman in Singapore, c. 1952
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation and 'APR 5 1952/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.', credited 'Cartier-Bresson-Magnum' and captioned on affixed typed label (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$937
Lot 42
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Defying Grease, Eton College, Berkshire, England, 1962
credited, dated and captioned with 'MAGNUM' on affixed typed label, credited in ink and stamped 'FIELD ENTERPRISES' and 'MAGNUM PHOTO/SUN-TIMES' (verso)
image: 9 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (24.5 x 16 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$937
Lot 43
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Ladies in Bar, Quebec, 1965
stamped photographer's credit and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (25.1 x 16.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 44
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Picasso Retrospective, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 45
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Parade-goers, U.S.A., 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (24.8 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 46
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Listening to Evangelist Billy Graham, Madison Square Garden, New York City,...
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (17.2 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 47
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Reception, U.S.A., 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.6 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 48
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Bankers Trust, New York City, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously numbered in pencil/blue crayon (verso)
image: 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (14.3 x 21.6 cm.)
sheet: 6 x 8 1/2 in. (15.3 x 21.6 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 49
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Policemen, Fifth Avenue, New York City, c. 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 50
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
American Youth, New York City, c. 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.2 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 51
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Glass Doors of an American Company, 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,062
Lot 52
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Children Playing in the Streets, Harlem, New York, c. 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (16.9 x 26.1 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 53
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Man on Phone, U.S.A., 1950s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 54
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Couple, New York City, 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 55
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
'Daniel, two friends, elder daughter', 1960s
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation and variously annotated and numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 7 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.5 x 29.5 cm.)
sheet: 7 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (19.8 x 30.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$875
Lot 56
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Vélodrome d’Hiver, Six-day races, Paris, 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, titled in red ink and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 57
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
President Dwight David Eisenhower, Paris, 1959
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink/crayon (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 58
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
At the Le Mans Auto Race, France, 1966
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation in blue ink and date in black ink and titled in French, variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.9 x 20.1 cm.)
sheet: 12 x 8 1/8 in. (30.6 x 20.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$875
Lot 59
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Race Course Official, at the Le Mans Auto Race, France, 1966
stamped photographer's copyright credit, titled in pencil and stamped date (verso)
image: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (29.9 x 19.8 cm.)
sheet: 12 x 8 1/4 in. (30.5 x 21 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 60
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
American Pavilion, Brussels World Fair, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, stamped title and date, titled and dated in pencil and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 7/8 in. (20.4 x 30.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 61
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Brussels World Fair, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit in blue, stamped title and date in black and variously numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/8 x 12 in. (20.7 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 62
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Mural, Brussels World Fair, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit with typed title in French and date (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,125
Lot 63
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Preparations, Christmas Eve, Scanno, Italy, 1951
stamped photographer's copyright credit, 'U.S. CAMERA NO. 11', and 'MADE IN FRANCE' with printer's notations in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. (23.5 x 34.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 64
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Christmas at Scanno, Italy, 1951
stamped photographer's copyright credit, 'U.S. CAMERA NO. 11', and 'MADE IN FRANCE' with printer's notations in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 9 3/8 in. (35.7 x 23.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 65
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Midnight Mass, Christmas Eve, Scanno, Italy, 1951
stamped photographer's copyright credit, 'U.S. CAMERA NO. 11', and 'MADE IN FRANCE' with printer's notations in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (34.9 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,062
Lot 66
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Crowning of Pope John XXIII, Vatican, Rome, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously annotated in pencil/blue crayon (verso)
image/sheet: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.3 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 67
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Pilgrimage, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 12 in. (20.4 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 68
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Pilgrimage, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 69
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Pilgrims Assemble, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and 'MAR 8 1958/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT', titled in ink and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 70
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Pilgrims Assemble, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, 1958
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and 'MAR 8 1958/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT', titled in ink and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.6 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 71
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Farmer, Calvados department, region of Basse-Normandie, France, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (29.2 x 19.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 72
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Lock at Bougival, France, 1956
stamped photographer's copyright credit/reproduction limitation and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 73
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Seine, Paris, 1956
titled, dated and variously numbered in pencil with typed number '197' on affixed label (flush mount, verso)
image/sheet/flush mount: 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (33.6 x 23.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 74
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
On the Banks of the Seine, France, 1955
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and titled, dated and variously annotated in ink (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.6 x 24.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 75
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Near Gouda, Southern Holland, 1956
signed in ink (margin)
image: 9 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (24.5 x 36.2 cm.)
sheet: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.7 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,500
Lot 76
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Breton farmers who settled in the village of Solférino, Aquitaine, Landes,...
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, annotated 'France Farms' in ink and variously stamped and numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.4 x 30 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$875
Lot 77
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Seine, Outskirts of Paris, 1950s–1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit (verso)
image: 6 x 5 1/4 in. (15.3 x 13.4 cm.)
sheet: 7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.9 x 13.4 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$750
Lot 78
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Rolling and spraying the grain plains, near Verdun, France, 1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, titled in ink and captioned on affixed typed label (verso)
image/sheet: 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (19.1 x 29.3 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 79
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
View from La Tourette with buildings rebuilt after World War II, Marseille,...
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credits/reproduction limitation, captioned on affixed typed label and titled, variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 x 10 in. (15.3 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$937
Lot 80
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Looking north from the Rue Royale and the Rue St. Honoré toward the Madeleine...
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and 'JUL 7 1951/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.', captioned on affixed typed label and variously stamped and annotated in red crayon (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,062
Lot 81
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Old North Church, Boston, c. 1946
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit (verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (23.6 x 19.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$687
Lot 82
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Workers on Scaffolding, U.S.A., 1950s–1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 6 5/8 x 10 in. (16.9 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,125
Lot 83
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Rome Cable Company Barrels, Rome, New York. c. 1950
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.6 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$937
Lot 84
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
South Carolina, 1960
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation and numbered 'HCB #7' in pencil (verso)
image: 5 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.3 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.9 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 85
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Backyard Play, U.S.A., c. 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.5 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 86
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Red Flannel Day, Cedar Springs, Michigan, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (28.3 x 19.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$625
Lot 87
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Baseball Bleachers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (17.2 x 24.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 88
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
'Members Only', American South, c. 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (17.2 x 25.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 89
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Rodeo, U.S.A., c. 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,187
Lot 90
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
The Daughters of the Confederate, Richmond, Virginia, 1960
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation and variously stamped and numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 91
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Soda Fountain, U.S.A., c. 1957
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 92
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
American Fashion, 1950s–1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and variously stamped and annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 6 3/4 in. (25.5 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 93
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Young lady escorting her older brother to church for his first communion, 1951
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and 'JUL 7 1951/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT' and captioned on affixed typed label (verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (23.2 x 18.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 94
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Nebraska Legislature, 1957
stamped photographer's/LIFE PHOTO credit with title and date and variously annotated in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (21 x 29.2 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,062
Lot 95
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
People Watching the Stock Market, c. 1960
credited, titled and annotated 'for Magnum' in ink and stamped 'APR 16 1960/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.'
image/sheet: 8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.4 x 29.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,250
Lot 96
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
People Watching the Stock Market, c. 1960
credited, titled and annotated 'for Magnum' in ink and stamped '1960/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT.'
image/sheet: 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (19.8 x 29.3 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$4,750
Lot 97
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Knoxville, Tennessee, 1947
stamped photographer's copyright credit, stamped 'NOV 1 1947/EDITORIAL AUDITING DEPT' and titled in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (17.2 x 24.8 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$937
Lot 98
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Boys at Play, U.S.A., late 1950s–1960s
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and reproduction limitation and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.7 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 99
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Fetchitessen Cafe, Los Angeles, California, 1947
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit/reproduction limitation with print date and captions on affixed press labels (verso)
image/sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.6 x 24.1 cm.)
estimate
$800 - $1,200

price realized
$687
Lot 100
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Coney Island, New York, c. 1948
credited [photographer/Magnum] and captioned on affixed typed label, titled in pencil, press stamped '30 OCT 1948' and variously otherwise stamped and numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.2 x 15.9 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 101
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Palm Beach, Florida, c. 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, titled in pencil and variously annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 102
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Muscle Beach, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and number '649', variously numbered and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 in. (29.6 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$2,250
Lot 103
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Marilyn Monroe and Kevin McCarthy on the set of The Misfits, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, typed caption and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 9 x 13 1/2 in. (22.9 x 34.3 cm.)
sheet: 11 x 14 in. (28 x 35.7 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$4,375
Lot 104
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of The Misfits, 1960
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit, titled in ink and variously stamped and annotated in pencil/ink (verso)
image: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.6 x 24.2 cm.)
sheet: 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.5 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$8,125
Lot 105
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Attorney General Robert Kennedy in his office, Washington, D.C., 1961
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit and titled, variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 in. (35 x 22.9 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 106
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Composer Igor Stravinsky, California, 1947
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit, annotated in pencil and stamped numbers '68' and '44' (verso)
image/sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 in. (29.9 x 20.4 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 107
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Composer Gian Carlo Menotti's collection of memorabilia and photographs, Mr....
stamped photographer's/Magnum copyright credit and variously numbered in pencil/ink (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 108
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Pierre Bonnard, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 1944
stamped photographer's/Magnum credit, titled and variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (24.8 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 109
HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON (1908–2004)
Swiss-born Architect and Painter, Le Corbusier, 1951
stamped photographer's credit/reproduction limitation with 'FROM MAGNUM PHOTOS' in pencil, titled in pencil/ink and stamped date '1960' (verso)
image/sheet: 10 x 7 in. (25.5 x 17.9 cm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,750
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