Henri Cartier-BressonFrench, 1908–2004Tehran, Iran
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Where is “Tehran, Iran” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
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- 243.2009
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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).
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.
1967
Divorce from Ratna Mohini after thirty years
In 1967 he divorced his first wife of thirty years, the Javanese dancer Ratna Mohini (known as “Elie”).
1968
Turning away from photography, back to drawing
In 1968 he began to turn away from photography and return to his passion for drawing and painting; he admitted that perhaps he had said all he could through photography.
