Henri Cartier-BressonFrench, 1908–2004Mexico
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Mexico” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 95.6.16
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — ©Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
In the life of Henri Cartier-Bresson
The whole life1960–1964
Portraits of Renoir, Breton, Barthes and Chanel
In 1960–1964 he photographed Jean Renoir (1960), André Breton (1961), Roland Barthes (1963) and Coco Chanel (1964).
1962
Sardinia for Vogue
In 1962 he spent about twenty days in Sardinia for Vogue, visiting Nuoro, Oliena, Orgosolo, Orani (hosted by his friend Costantino Nivola), Cagliari and other places on the island.
1965–1967
A second retrospective: Tokyo, Paris, New York, London
In 1965–1967 his second retrospective was shown in Tokyo, at the Musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris, and in New York, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Zurich, Cologne and other cities.
1966
He steps back from Magnum for portraits and landscapes
In 1966 he withdrew as a principal of Magnum (which still distributes his photographs) to concentrate on portraiture and landscapes; he settled in the mountains of Provence and took up drawing Alpine landscapes.
