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Henri Cartier-Bresson — The 'Great Leap Forward', Beijing, China
Henri Cartier-Bresson

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.

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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century

December 12, 2017

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Henri Cartier-Bresson, 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.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Historical Subject, Political Subject, Male Artist, 20th Century Artist, French Photographer, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Chinese Subject, Communist China, Gelatin Silver Print, Political Subject Matter, Decisive Moment, Street Photography, Master Photographer, Photojournalism, Black and White

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