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Cartier-Bresson, Henri (Chanteloup-en-Brie 1908-2004 Montjustin). 'Peking Funeral'. Original-Photographie. Vintage. Silbergelatine-Abzug. Photographen- u. Pressestempel verso. New York, o. J. (1949). 24,5 x 16,7 cm. 'Funeral of a cloth manufacturer's mother. While the family and other stared into the open grave, an old man went with a stick to hit the paper servants and destroy their faces. They were burnt before the coffin was covered with earth.' (Legende verso). - Erklärungstexte rückseitig mont., hs. Notizen verso. - Leichte Falzspuren, am ob. Rand kaum merklich gebräunt. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung.