Henri Cartier-Bresson

Europeans

Jean Clair, Anthony Rudolf

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English

Thames & Hudson Ltd
06 April 1999

Photographs: collections; Cultural studies

In 1955, Henri Cartier-Bresson published The Europeans, a collection of photographs taken over a period of five years. His portrait of the continent documented a landscape shadowed by war, where people lived among ruins and still bore the mark of hunger.

For this book, first published forty-five years later, the celebrated photographer brought together a far broader range of images, spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1990s. Cartier-Bresson travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian shield to the Balkan karst, from the Breton granites to the Irish bogs, in order to capture what it means to be European. Beyond nationalism and the particular characteristics of each culture and nation, he found evidence of a greater identity, a family likeness shared by the people and the landscape.

The Europeans recorded here inhabit both city and countryside, where we see them at work, in the streets, travelling and gossiping. Sometimes they are lone figures; a photograph may show only a single gaze, a glimpse of a face. Often, however, Cartier-Bresson turns his camera to couples, twin figures, mirrored individuals, linked solitudes. He captures crowds, gathering both to celebrate and to protest. Unified by the clarity and compassion of his vision, Cartier-Bresson's photographs speak of the same daily ceremony, of the ongoing business of living for people across Europe, whether Polish priests in alb or cassock, or Abruzzi peasants shrouded in the black of their coats and hats.

With his remarkable ability to capture the fragile reality of European life, Henri Cartier-Bresson underscores his reputation as one of the twentieth century's most influential and original photographers.

By: Jean Clair
Translated by: Anthony Rudolf
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 269mm, Width: 219mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1.130kg
ISBN: 9780500281222
ISBN 10: 050028122X
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 06 April 1999
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean Clair was Director of the Picasso Museum for many years, and has been a member of the French Academy since 2008. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalogue of the works of Balthus.

Reviews for Henri Cartier-Bresson: Europeans

In 1955 Cartier-Bresson, one of the 20th century's most original photographers, published Les Europeens, a stunning collection of photographs depicting pre- and postwar Europeans at work and play. This portrait of a continent has now been updated with pictures ranging from the 1920s to the 1990s, illustrating even more clearly a common likeness between cultures and landscapes, and a blurring of frontiers. A beautiful book, brimming with haunting and evocative black-and-white images. (Kirkus UK)