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Anonymes

Photograph
1934 (made)
Artist/Maker

Silver bromide print depicting an anonymous couple making love on a bed. The image is slightly out of focus and their heads are not visible. It could be possible that the two people are both female.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Anonymes (assigned by artist)
  • Mexico City, 1934 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver bromide print
Brief description
Silver bromide print by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting a couple making love on a bed. Mexico, 1934.
Physical description
Silver bromide print depicting an anonymous couple making love on a bed. The image is slightly out of focus and their heads are not visible. It could be possible that the two people are both female.
Dimensions
  • Width: 39.5cm
  • Height: 29.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.731-1978

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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