Return to 20th-Century Ethnographic Photography   Henri Cartier-Bresson - Militia in Front of Tien-An-Men Palace, Beijing, China Full Size Contact: Alex Novak and Marthe Smith Email: info@vintageworks.net Phone: +1-215-822-5662 Company: Contemporary Works / Vintage Works, Ltd. Company: 258 Inverness Circle Company: Chalfont, PA   18914   USA URL: http://www.vintageworks.net Ref.#: 11018 Price: $8,500 Medium: Silver print Mount: unmounted Image Date: 1958 Print Date: 1958c Dimensions: 11-3/4 x 7-7/8 in. (298 x 200 mm) Photo Country: China Photographer Country: France Description: Artist's credit/agency stamp on verso; also titled & dated in French in unknown hand on verso. Provenance: from the estate of Georges Garcin. Garcin (French, born in Morocco, died 1995), who was a well-known fashion photographer in the 1950s and 1960s who worked principally for Harper's Bazaar in London and Jour de France in Paris. In the course of his lengthy career, he broadly collected the works of contemporaries that he admired. Much of his photographic collection was dispersed at Paris auction (Piasa, 9 May 2007); the iconic Cartier-Bresson Banks of the Marne from Garcin's estate was auctioned by Christie's King Street in May 2008. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. Pennsylvania buyers must pay appropriate local sales tax. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.