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Dieppe 1926

Photograph
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photograph depicting an anonymous couple dressed in black, the top half of their bodies shielded by an umbrella, lying on a crowded pebble beach in Dieppe. The man is wearing shiny leather boots and is lying on his back with his legs bent and crossed. The woman is lying on her front, dressed in black with black tights and white shoes. In the background are several other people, most of whom are wearing hats, and a toddler in a sun hat with T-shirt and braces just to the right of the reclining couple.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Dieppe 1926
  • Normandy. Seine-Maritime. Dieppe. 1926. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Black and white photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson depicting a couple dressed in black, shielded by an umbrella, on a crowded beach in Dieppe. France, 1926.
Physical description
Black and white photograph depicting an anonymous couple dressed in black, the top half of their bodies shielded by an umbrella, lying on a crowded pebble beach in Dieppe. The man is wearing shiny leather boots and is lying on his back with his legs bent and crossed. The woman is lying on her front, dressed in black with black tights and white shoes. In the background are several other people, most of whom are wearing hats, and a toddler in a sun hat with T-shirt and braces just to the right of the reclining couple.
Dimensions
  • Width: 39.5cm
  • Height: 29.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.214-1983

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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