Quai de Javel, Paris (The Plasterers)Artwork Info About the Artist 1932 Gelatin silver print Signed, in ink, au recto Printed circa 1990 Unframed Born in Chanteloup en Brie, Seine et Marne, Henri Cartier Bresson developed a strong fascination with painting early on, and particularly with Surrealism. In 1932, after spending a year in the Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica his camera of choice after that moment and began a life long passion for photography. In 1933, he had his first