Willy Ronis

(French, 1910–2009)

Willy Ronis was a French photographer known for his poetic images of life in post-World War II Paris. Similar to his friend and peer Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ronis found lyrical moments within the fray of daily life. About his work, Ronis said, “I have never sought out the extraordinary or the scoop. I looked at what complemented my life. The beauty of the ordinary was always the source of my greatest emotions.” In perhaps his most iconic image, Le Petit Parisien (1952), Ronis depicts a young French boy running gleefully down the sidewalk with a baguette under his arm. Born on August 14, 1910 in Paris, France, both his parents were refugees who had escaped the persecutory pogrom riots of the Russian Empire. Influenced by his father who was an amateur photographer and ran a portrait studio, he began studying the works of Alfred Stieglitz. Ronis was the first French photographer to work for LIFE magazine, and in 1955 was included in the pivotal “The Family of Man” exhibition curated by Edward Steichen at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The artist died at the age of 99 on September 12, 2009, in Paris, France.

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Cour rue Haxo - Paris, 1950

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Cour rue Haxo - Paris, 1950

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Auriol, 1974

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Vogue, Pont Neuf - Paris, 1958

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Vogue, Pont Neuf - Paris, 1958

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Montparnasse - Paris, 1958

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Montparnasse - Paris, 1958

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Commande de Lucien Vogel pour Jardin des..., 1952

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Commande de Lucien Vogel pour Jardin des..., 1952

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Commande de Lucien Vogel pour Jardin des..., 1952

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Commande de Lucien Vogel pour Jardin des..., 1952

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Autoportrait - Paris, 1948

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Autoportrait - Paris, 1948

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Le petit pont - Paris, 1957

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Le petit pont - Paris, 1957

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Gala de l'Automobile Club - Place Vendôme, 1950

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Gala de l'Automobile Club - Place Vendôme, 1950

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Rue des Cendriers - Paris, 1948

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Rue des Cendriers - Paris, 1948

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Le Vert Galant - Paris, 1957

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Le Vert Galant - Paris, 1957

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La surboum, été 1957, 1957

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La surboum, été 1957, 1957

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Villa Medicis - Rome, 1981

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Villa Medicis - Rome, 1981

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Nauplie - Grèce, 1980

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Nauplie - Grèce, 1980

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Arles, 1975

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Dimanche à Alger, 1969

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Dimanche à Alger, 1969

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École Palucca, Dresde - Voyage en RDA, 1967

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École Palucca, Dresde - Voyage en RDA, 1967

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École de Binson-et-Orquigny, 1960

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École de Binson-et-Orquigny, 1960

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Le rendez vous des maçons - Venise, 1959

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Le rendez vous des maçons - Venise, 1959

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Calle della Bissa - Venise, 1959

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Calle della Bissa - Venise, 1959

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Chat au fenestron - Gordes, 1959

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Chat au fenestron - Gordes, 1959

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La marinière, 1959

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La marinière, 1959

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Usine Lorraine-Escaut - Sedan, 1959

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Usine Lorraine-Escaut - Sedan, 1959

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Un éclusage sur l'Escaut - Anvers, 1957

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Un éclusage sur l'Escaut - Anvers, 1957

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