gelatin silver print, the photographer's Magnum credit stamp on the reverse, 1944, probably printed in the 1950s

Peter Galassi, Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century, 2010, p. 226

This print, on double-weight paper with a slightly pebbled surface and trimmed nearly to the image, is in generally very good condition. In raking light the following are visible: a 1/4-in. indentation in the margin that extends into the image, a few minor handling creases throughout, and scattered soiling. The thin black margin corners are bumped and the edges are slightly chipped. Please note that this lot is not sold framed.
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