Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.

(Fruit Market) Mexico

Artist Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004)

CultureFrench

Date1964

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 14 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (35.9 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 11/16 × 11 13/16 in. (39.8 × 30 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

InscribedBottom left; "Henri Cartier-Bresson"

Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel

Object number2007.12.25

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DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of an outdoor market at the side of a cobbled street. Fruits and vegetables are on blankets spread out on the ground. People are in the market and along the streets. Buildings line the streets around the market.

ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007