Marne Vacation Picnic Postcard Henri Cartier-Bresson

Marne Vacation Picnic Postcard Henri Cartier-Bresson
Item# 08190
$4.99

Product Description

Marne Vacation Picnic Postcard

Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographer

This modern postcard features a photograph of a men and women picnicking and swimming on the bank of the Marne river in France.

The vacationers are enjoying a then new benefit just passed into French Law, mandating paid vacations for workers and giving them a 40 hour work week.

The original image, titled "Premiers conges payes, bords de Marne" (The first paid vacations, edges of the Marne), was taken by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) in 1938.

Postcard Condition: Mint

Postcard Size: 4 1/8 by 5 7/8 inches (10.50 x 14.75 cm).