Henri Cartier-Bresson - Srinagar, Kashmir, silver gelatin print

One of Henri Cartier-Bresson's most famous photos: "Srinagar, Kashmir", taken in 1948. This print is made in 1979, for the exhibition "Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographer" in the International Center of Photography (New York), curated by Robert Delpire. The lot includes a stamped Magnum Photos archival enveloppe.

Size: 18cm x 13cm
Silver gelatin print, on glossy single weight paper.
Complete title: INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948. Muslim women on the slopes of Hari Parbal Hill, praying toward the sun rising behind the Himalayas.
Rear: copyright & info about the origin
Magnum Photos Image Reference: PAR51460
Photo is in good condition with light traces of use in the corners. Top left corner: small crease (see last photo).

Henri Cartier-Bresson first traveled to India in December 1947. Upon arriving, he encountered a newly independent nation whose people were experiencing mounting tensions due to the religiously based partition of India and Pakistan. Amidst this conflict, Cartier-Bresson captured one of his best known images, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1948, (this lot), which depicts Muslim women praying on Hari Parbal Hill, with the rising sun illuminating the Himalayas.