
The 'Great Leap Forward', Beijing, China
A powerful gelatin silver print by Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing a scene from China's ambitious and turbulent Great Leap Forward campaign in Beijing. With his signature mastery of the "decisive moment," Cartier-Bresson documents the human experience within a sweeping moment of political and social transformation. The photograph's rich tonal contrasts and precise compositional balance reflect his ability to find poetic order within the complexity of historical change.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century
December 12, 2017
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