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Willy RonisLe Petit Parisien, Paris, France, Iconic Contemporary French Photography1952
1952
About the Item
A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm 12 x 9in. The work is signed on recto (front of photo) in the margin by Willy Ronis; stamped, titled, dated with printer name and date of printing on back.
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Provenance: private collector in France.
Artist’s Bio:
Interested in “ordinary people” Willy Ronis was a postwar (WWII) French photographer who spent his career roaming the streets of Paris, photographing people in love, at work, and at play. Like his colleagues Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Brassaï, Ronis was a central figure in the “humanist photography” movement, which celebrated poetry in everyday life. He was the first French staff photographer for LIFE Magazine, with work included in Edward Steichen’s “Five French Photographers” (1951) and “The Family of Man” (1955) exhibitions. Works are widely collected by museums: Centre Pompidou, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Moderna Musee, among others.
- Creator:Willy Ronis (1910-2009, French)
- Creation Year:1952
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New york, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: 99Prints1stDibs: LU746315929162
Willy Ronis
Claiming interest in “ordinary people with ordinary lives,” Willy Ronis was among the foremost postwar French photographers, who spent his career roaming the Parisian streets capturing people in love, at work, and at play in lyrical black-and-white images. Like his colleagues Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Brassaï, he was a central figure in the “humanist photography” movement, celebrating the poetry in the everyday in warm, witty images. “I have never sought out the extraordinary or the scoop,” he once said. “The beauty of the ordinary was always the source of my greatest emotions.” Ronis honed his sense of proportion and composition working in his parents’ photography studio. He holds the distinction of being the first French staff photographer for LIFE Magazine, and his work was included in Edward Steichen’s seminal “Five French Photographers” (1951) and “The Family of Man” (1955) exhibitions.
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