Photographer:Henri Cartier-Bresson (French 1908 - 2004) - Internationally renowned photographic artist - widely considered the "father" of modern photojournalism.
Subject:Greece. The museum at Eleusis and the Bay of Salamis. The smoke-stacks are in the style of the late nineteenth century. The middle of the twentieth century contributed its own touch, invisible in the picture, but clearly audible at the time when it was taken; the noise of jets at the neighboring airfield
Date Of Negative:circa early 1950s
Type Of Print:Beautiful Large FormatAuthentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Héliogravure.
Date Of Print:1955 (68+ year old print)
Printmaker/Engraver: Draeger Frères of Paris, France, the esteemed engraving house who at various times printed the work of Picasso, Matisse and numerous other historically significant 20th century artists.
Paper:Medium weight, matte finish
Print Origin:France
Approximate Image Size:13.5 x 9.75 inches
Mount Board Size: 16 x 20 inches
