Artist Monograph

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French

Henri Cartier-Bresson is represented by 306 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as french, with dated works spanning 1929–1989.

French, 1908–2004

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	305	99.7%
Lithography	1	0.3%

Technique range

Henri Cartier-Bresson’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Photography, with secondary engagement in Lithography.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 306 works produced between 1929 and 1989 attributed to Henri Cartier-Bresson, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 60 years, from 1929 to 1989.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Henri Cartier-Bresson is catalogued under French nationality. See the full French artists hub.

Contemporaries among French artists

5032
Eugène Atget
works at MoMA
1437
Jean Dubuffet
works at MoMA
1168
Marc Chagall
works at MoMA
1068
Henri Matisse
works at MoMA
907
Pierre Bonnard
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1908–2004 (96 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 306

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Dieppe, France Photograph Acc. 76.1988	1929	Gelatin silver print	9 15/16 × 14 3/16" (25.2 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
France Photograph Acc. 558.1987	1929	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 7/16 × 12 9/16" (24 × 32 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rouen Photograph Acc. 1185.1964	1929	Gelatin silver print	14 3/16 × 10 7/8" (36 × 27.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rouen Photograph Acc. 1186.1964	1929	Gelatin silver print	10 7/8 × 14 1/4" (27.7 × 36.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Berlin Photograph Acc. 537.1987	1931	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 5/8 × 14 1/16" (24.5 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Budapest Photograph Acc. 1187.1964	1931	Gelatin silver print	14 13/16 × 10 11/16" (37.6 × 27.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Front view of Jalma with her Hand, Montmarte (Jalma de face et sa main, Montmarte) Photograph Acc. 764.1998	c. 1931	Gelatin silver print	7 1/16 × 6 11/16" (18 × 17 cm)	Photography	Horace W. Goldsmith Fund through Robert B. Menschel
Untitled Photograph Acc. 204.1989	c. 1931	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	10 15/16 × 9 5/16" (27.8 × 23.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul F. Walter
Warsaw Photograph Acc. 560.1987	1931	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 11/16" (35.9 × 24.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Alicante, Spain Photograph Acc. 243.1985	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	10 1/8 × 15 1/8" (25.9 × 38.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Allée du Prado, Marseille Photograph Acc. 41.1942	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	9 1/16 × 6 1/16" (23.1 × 15.4 cm)	Photography	Purchase
André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Italy Photograph Acc. 533.1987	1932-33	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 9/16 × 14 1/8" (24.3 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Avenue du Maine, Paris Photograph Acc. 82.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/16" (24.1 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Barcelona, Spain Photograph Acc. 112.2009	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	23 1/8 × 15 9/16" (58.7 × 39.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Behind the Gare St. Lazare Photograph Acc. 249.2005	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s	13 7/8 × 9 1/2" (35.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist, by exchange
Brussels Photograph Acc. 254.1985	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1949	9 1/4 × 13 9/16" (23.5 × 34.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Christian Bérard, Paris Photograph Acc. 538.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 3/16 × 9 1/2" (36 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Funeral of Aristide Briand, Paris Photograph Acc. 394.1971	1932	Gelatin silver print	7 3/4 × 11 5/8" (19.7 × 29.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Hyères, France Photograph Acc. 42.1942	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	7 11/16 × 11 7/16" (19.6 × 29.1 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Italy Photograph Acc. 539.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/8" (24.2 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
La Villette, near Paris Photograph Acc. 559.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 3/16 × 9 9/16" (36 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
La Villette, Paris Photograph Acc. 253.1985	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 7/16 × 10 7/16" (39.2 × 26.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Léonor Fini Photograph Acc. 544.1987	1932-33	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 9/16" (35.9 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Livorno, Italy Photograph Acc. 88.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 1/2" (35.9 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Lily Auchincloss
Marseille Photograph Acc. 545.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 7/16 × 13 15/16" (24 × 35.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Marseille Photograph Acc. 84.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/8" (24.2 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Shirley C. Burden
Marseille Photograph Acc. 546.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 3/16 × 9 1/2" (36 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Marseille Photograph Acc. 85.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 9/16 × 14 3/16" (24.3 × 36 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Shirley C. Burden
Martigues, France Photograph Acc. 63.1993	1932	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 6 5/8" (24.7 × 16.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Paul F. Walter
Paris Photograph Acc. 658.1970	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 11/16 × 9 3/16" (34.7 × 23.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Pierre Colle, Paris Photograph Acc. 551.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 3/16 × 9 1/2" (36 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Quai de Javel, Paris Photograph Acc. 40.1942	1932	Gelatin silver print	6 3/4 × 8 7/8" (17.1 × 22.6 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Quai St.-Bernard, Paris Photograph Acc. 553.1987	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 7/16 × 14 1/16" (24 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Alicante, Spain Photograph Acc. 1650.2001	1933	Gelatin silver print	9 3/16 × 6 9/16" (23.3 × 16.7 cm)	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Alicante, Spain Photograph Acc. 87.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	13 15/16 × 9 5/16" (35.4 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Shirley C. Burden
Alicante, Spain Photograph Acc. 532.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 3/8 × 14 1/16" (23.8 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
André Pieyre de Mandiargues and Léonor Fini, Trieste, Italy Photograph Acc. 534.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/4 × 9 1/2" (36.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Arsila, Spanish Morocco Photograph Acc. 282.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/8 × 13 11/16" (23.2 × 34.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Arsila, Spanish Morocco Photograph Acc. 536.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 1/2" (35.9 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Barcelona Photograph Acc. 234.1985	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 9/16 × 23 1/8" (39.6 × 58.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Barrio Chino, Barcelona Photograph Acc. 235.1985	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 1/4 × 10 1/4" (38.7 × 26 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Callejón of the Valencia Arena Photograph Acc. 1234.1969	1933	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 13 15/16" (23.9 × 35.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Cordoba, Spain Photograph Acc. 113.2009	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 3/16 × 10 1/4" (38.5 × 26 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Italy Photograph Acc. 86.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 9/16 × 14 1/8" (24.3 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Lois and Bruce Zenkel Fund
Italy Photograph Acc. 540.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/16" (24.2 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Italy Photograph Acc. 541.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/16 × 9 1/2" (35.8 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Madrid Photograph Acc. 279.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/8 × 13 11/16" (23.2 × 34.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Madrid, Spain Photograph Acc. 280.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/4 × 13 3/4" (23.5 × 34.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Salerno, Italy Photograph Acc. 292.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 5/16 × 19 9/16" (33.8 × 49.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Seville Photograph Acc. 83.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 7/16 × 14 3/16" (24 × 36 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Harriette and Noel Levine
Seville, Spain Photograph Acc. 1174.1964	1933	Gelatin silver print	9 7/16 × 13 15/16" (24 × 35.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Seville, Spain Photograph Acc. 278.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 3/16 × 13 5/8" (23.4 × 34.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Seville, Spain Photograph Acc. 402.1986	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1950	9 15/16 × 14 13/16" (25.2 × 37.7 cm)	Photography	Lois and Bruce Zenkel Fund
Seville, Spain Photograph Acc. 116.2009	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1949	9 1/4 × 13 11/16" (23.5 × 34.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Seville, Spain Photograph Acc. 692.1943	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	7 9/16 × 11 3/8" (19.3 × 28.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of James Thrall Soby
Siena, Italy Photograph Acc. 554.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 9/16" (35.9 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Spain Photograph Acc. 555.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/8" (24.2 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Spain Photograph Acc. 556.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 1/8" (24.2 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tivoli, Italy Photograph Acc. 288.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 3/8 × 9 3/16" (34 × 23.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Trieste, Italy Photograph Acc. 557.1987	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 9/16 × 14 3/16" (24.3 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Valencia, Spain Photograph Acc. 298.1947	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	12 7/8 × 19 9/16" (32.7 × 49.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Valencia, Spain Photograph Acc. 691.1943	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	9 1/4 × 11 5/8" (23.5 × 29.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of James Thrall Soby
Antonio Salazar, Mexico Photograph Acc. 535.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 3/16" (24.2 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City Photograph Acc. 39.1942	1934-35	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	9 7/8 × 6 1/2" (25.1 × 16.5 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City Photograph Acc. 284.1947	1934-35	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 5/8 × 9 1/8" (34.7 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Calle Cuauhtemoctzin, Mexico City Photograph Acc. 249.1985	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	10 1/4 × 15 1/8" (26 × 38.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Juchitán, Mexico Photograph Acc. 542.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 1/2" (35.9 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Juchitán, Mexico Photograph Acc. 543.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 3/4 × 14 3/16" (24.7 × 36 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Juchitán, Mexico Photograph Acc. 287.1947	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 11/16 × 9 1/8" (34.8 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico Photograph Acc. 548.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 3/16 × 9 1/2" (36 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico Photograph Acc. 549.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/8 × 9 1/2" (35.9 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico Photograph Acc. 655.1970	1934-35	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/4 × 13 11/16" (23.5 × 34.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Mexico Photograph Acc. 656.1970	1934	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 9 5/16" (34.9 × 23.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Mexico Photograph Acc. 657.1970	1934	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 13 3/16" (23.5 × 33.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Mexico Photograph Acc. 77.1988	1934	Gelatin silver print	9 7/16 × 14 1/16" (24 × 35.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico Photograph Acc. 394.2006	1934	Gelatin silver print	9 7/8 × 6 9/16" (25.1 × 16.7 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Richard E. and Laura Salomon
Mexico Photograph Acc. 119.2009	1934	Gelatin silver print	6 1/2 × 9 3/4" (16.5 × 24.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Ben Maddow
Mexico Photograph Acc. 120.2009	1934-35	Gelatin silver print, printed 1930s	6 1/2 × 9 3/4" (16.5 × 24.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Ben Maddow
Mexico City Photograph Acc. 550.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 9/16 × 14 3/16" (24.3 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico City Photograph Acc. 248.1985	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 1/8 × 10 1/4" (38.5 × 26 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mexico City Photograph Acc. 89.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	14 1/16 × 9 1/2" (35.8 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Robert and Joyce Menschel Fund
Puebla, Mexico Photograph Acc. 552.1987	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1986	9 1/2 × 14 3/16" (24.1 × 36 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Santa Clara, Mexico Photograph Acc. 313.1975	1934-35	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 9 7/8" (16.8 × 25.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Mexico Photograph Acc. 250.1985	1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 1/8 × 10 1/8" (38.5 × 25.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Coronation of King George VI, London Photograph Acc. 281.1947	1937	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	8 5/8 × 13 3/4" (22 × 35 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Cardinal Pacelli Photograph Acc. 1982.2008	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980	9 7/16 × 14 5/16" (24 × 36.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lee Friedlander
During the Visit of George VI of England to Versailles Photograph Acc. 289.1947	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 9/16 × 9 1/16" (34.4 × 23.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
During the Visit of George VI of England to Versailles Photograph Acc. 693.1943	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 7" (23.7 × 17.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Joinville-le-Pont, France Photograph Acc. 1173.1964	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1964	13 15/16 × 9 3/8" (35.5 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Juvisy, France Photograph Acc. 286.1947	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/8 × 13 11/16" (23.3 × 34.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
London Photograph Acc. 297.1947	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	19 7/16 × 13" (49.4 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Georges Braque in His Home in Paris Photograph Acc. 294.1947	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 7/8 × 19 1/2" (35.3 × 49.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Georges Rouault, Paris Photograph Acc. 299.1947	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	19 3/4 × 13 7/16" (50.2 × 34.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Georges Rouault, Paris Photograph Acc. 242.1985	1944	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 9 5/16" (34.9 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Henri Matisse, Vence, France Photograph Acc. 121.2009	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	10 3/16 × 15 3/16" (25.9 × 38.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Henri Matisse, Vence, France Photograph Acc. 293.1947	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	18 15/16 × 12 1/16" (48.2 × 30.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Madame Mellie Photograph Acc. 277.1947	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/8 × 13 9/16" (23.2 × 34.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Pierre Bonnard Photograph Acc. 587.1990	1944	Gelatin silver print	11 7/8 × 7 15/16" (30.2 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Pierre Bonnard, Le Cannet, France Photograph Acc. 300.1947	1944	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	12 7/8 × 19 11/16" (32.7 × 50 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 588.1990	1944	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 7 13/16" (29.8 × 19.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Dessau, Germany Photograph Acc. 513.2009	April 1945	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s	9 3/16 × 13 3/4" (23.4 × 35 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of David Dechman and Michel Mercure
Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Paris Photograph Acc. 291.1947	1945	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 9/16 × 9 1/8" (34.4 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Listening to a Soap-Box Orator, Hyde Park, London Photograph Acc. 290.1947	1945	Gelatin silver print	13 9/16 × 8 11/16" (34.4 × 22.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Listening to a Soap-Box Orator, Hyde Park, London Photograph Acc. 1975.2001	1945	Gelatin silver print	13 1/4 × 9" (33.6 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	The New York Times Collection
Madame Lanvin, Paris Photograph Acc. 296.1947	1945	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	19 5/8 × 13 1/8" (49.9 × 33.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Alfred Stieglitz, New York Photograph Acc. 129.1959	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 7/16 × 13 11/16" (23.9 × 34.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Edward Steichen
Coney Island, New York Photograph Acc. 654.1970	1946	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 9 1/4" (35 × 23.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Coney Island, New York Photograph Acc. 1248.1969	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 11/16 × 9 5/16" (35 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
In the Negro Section of New Orleans Photograph Acc. 285.1947	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	9 1/8 × 13 9/16" (23.2 × 34.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Jean-Paul Sartre, Paris Photograph Acc. 245.1985	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 1/8 × 10 1/8" (38.6 × 25.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
New Orleans Photograph Acc. 283.1947	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 9/16 × 9" (34.4 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
New York Photograph Acc. 123.2009	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 5/16 × 22 13/16" (38.9 × 57.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Robert Flaherty Photograph Acc. 255.1985	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	23 1/8 × 15 1/2" (58.7 × 39.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Wine Grower of Touraine, France Photograph Acc. 295.1947	1946	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	19 1/2 × 12 15/16" (49.4 × 32.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
An Eye at The Museum of Modern Art, New York Photograph Acc. 567.1953	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1947	13 5/8 × 9 1/8" (34.7 × 23.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Baroda Photograph Acc. 124.2009	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s	14 1/4 × 9 3/8" (36.2 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
Easter Sunday in Harlem, New York Photograph Acc. 1240.1969	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1963	14 1/16 × 9 13/16" (35.7 × 24.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Knoxville, Tennessee Photograph Acc. 405.2011	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s	9 1/2 × 14 1/8" (24.1 × 35.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lee Friedlander
Near San Luis Obispo, California, United-States Photograph Acc. 659.1970	1947	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 9 11/16" (16.8 × 24.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Near the Hall of Records, New York Photograph Acc. 252.1985	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 5/16 × 22 13/16" (38.9 × 57.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Saul Steinberg, Vermont Photograph Acc. 125.2009	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	10 1/4 × 15 3/16" (26 × 38.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Truman Capote, New Orleans Photograph Acc. 406.2011	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s	9 7/16 × 14 3/16" (24 × 36 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lee Friedlander
William Faulkner Photograph Acc. 126.2009	1947	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 3/16 × 10 3/16" (38.6 × 25.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Delhi Photograph Acc. 128.2009	1948	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 9 11/16" (16.8 × 24.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Delhi Photograph Acc. 129.2009	1948	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 9 13/16" (16.8 × 24.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Delhi Photograph Acc. 127.2009	1948	Gelatin silver print	6 1/2 × 9 11/16" (16.5 × 24.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Kurukshetra Camp, Punjab Photograph Acc. 130.2009	1948	Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s	14 × 9 1/2" (35.6 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
Shanghai Photograph Acc. 24.2007	December 1948	Gelatin silver print, printed 1971	13 × 19 1/2" (33 × 49.5 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Robert B. Menschel
Srinagar, Kashmir Photograph Acc. 131.2009	1948	Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s	14 × 9 3/8" (35.6 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
China Photograph Acc. 132.2009	1949	Gelatin silver print	9 1/16 × 13 3/4" (23 × 35 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Peking Photograph Acc. 584.2007	1949	Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s	9 3/16 × 14 1/8" (23.3 × 35.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lee Friedlander
Shanghai Photograph Acc. 133.2009	1949	Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s	9 3/16 × 13 3/4" (23.3 × 35 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Shanghai Photograph Acc. 134.2009	1949	Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s	13 3/4 × 9 1/4" (35 × 23.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Shanghai Photograph Acc. 1976.2001	1949	Gelatin silver print, printed 1949-50	9 15/16 × 7 3/8" (25.3 × 18.8 cm)	Photography	The New York Times Collection
Two Old China Hands Discuss whether to Leave or Stay after Communist Incursion, Shanghai Photograph Acc. 517.2009	1949	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 9 1/8" (33.3 × 23.1 cm)	Photography	Cornelius N. Bliss Memorial Fund
Bali, Indonesia Photograph Acc. 1243.1969	1950	Gelatin silver print, printed 1963	13 5/8 × 9 1/4" (34.6 × 23.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Egypt Photograph Acc. 135.2009	1950	Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s	14 1/8 × 9 3/8" (35.9 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of June Sidman
Holy Man Blessing in Palni, South India Photograph Acc. 136.2009	1950	Gelatin silver print	6 3/4 × 9 15/16" (17.1 × 25.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Magnum Photos
Paris Photograph Acc. 137.2009	1950	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	23 1/16 × 35 7/16" (58.6 × 90 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Sumatra, Indonesia Photograph Acc. 1928.2008	1950	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s	7 7/8 × 11 15/16" (20 × 30.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lee Friedlander
Briançon Photograph Acc. 138.2009	1951	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 3/16 × 10 3/16" (38.6 × 25.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Richard Avedon, Carmel Snow, and Marie-Louise Bousquet, Paris Photograph Acc. 1234.2009	1951	Gelatin silver print, printed 1980	4 7/16 × 6 5/8" (11.3 × 16.8 cm)	Photography	Committee on Photography Fund
Rome Photograph Acc. 139.2009	1951	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	15 3/16 × 10 1/4" (38.6 × 26 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Scanno, Italy Photograph Acc. 140.2009	1951	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 9 5/16" (35 × 23.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Scanno, Italy Photograph Acc. 516.2009	1951	Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s	13 3/4 × 9 1/2" (35 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Andrew P. Pilara, Jr.
At Curragh Racecourse, near Dublin, Ireland Photograph Acc. 514.2009	1952	Gelatin silver print, printed 1950s	9 3/8 × 13 11/16" (23.8 × 34.8 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Andrew P. Pilara, Jr.
Boucher, Les Halles de Paris Photograph Acc. 186.2017	1952	Gelatin silver print	19 7/16 × 12 3/4" (49.4 × 32.4 cm)	Photography	Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
Colette and Her Companion Pauline Photograph Acc. 141.2009	1952	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	23 1/8 × 15 9/16" (58.7 × 39.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Port of Hamburg, Germany Photograph Acc. 599.2010	1952	Gelatin silver print	19 1/2 × 12 3/4" (49.5 × 32.4 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
A Member of the French Academy on his Way to a Ceremony at Notre Dame Photograph Acc. 515.2009	1953	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s-70s	9 7/16 × 6 5/16" (24 × 16 cm)	Photography	Acquired through the generosity of Richard O. Rieger

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Henri Cartier-Bresson are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 306 works attributed to Henri Cartier-Bresson.

What medium did Henri Cartier-Bresson primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Henri Cartier-Bresson's most represented medium is Photography.

What nationality is Henri Cartier-Bresson?

Henri Cartier-Bresson is catalogued as French in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Henri Cartier-Bresson's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Henri Cartier-Bresson span 1929 to 1989.