Brie, France, 1968, (C) Henri Cartier-Bresson Magnum Photos
The Musée Yves Brayer at Les Baux-de-Provence has an exhibition of photography by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who was a friend of Brayer in Paris.
Cartier-Bresson, from a well-to-do family in Seine-et-Marne was given a Kodak Brownie as a child, the beginning of his love for photography. He studied art and worked in cinema, at one stage as assistant to Jean Renoir.
During WW2, he was imprisoned but managed to escape and join the resistance. It must have been a wonderful experience for him to photograph the Liberation of Paris.
Syphnos, Greece, 1961, (C) Henri Cartier-Bresson Magnum Photos
‘L’imaginaire d’apres nature’ is on daily until 28th September, 10-12:30 and 14-18:30. http://www.lesbauxdeprovence.com/fr/expositions/henri-cartier-bresson-l-imaginaire-d-apres-nature
Remember you can round off your visit to Les Baux at the Carrieres de Lumiere to see the ‘Bosch, Brueghel, Arcimboldo’ son-et-lumiere which runs daily until January 7th.
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