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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Quai de Montebello - Paris, 1987

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Quai de Montebello - Paris, 1987

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Carrefour des rues Vilin et Piat (dit..., 1959

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Carrefour des rues Vilin et Piat (dit..., 1959

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Fondamenta nuove - Venise, 1959

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Fondamenta nuove - Venise, 1959

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Vincent aéromodeliste - Gordes, 1952

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Vincent aéromodeliste - Gordes, 1952

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Le nu provençal - Gordes, été 1949, 1949

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Le nu provençal - Gordes, été 1949, 1949

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone - Paris, 1948

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone - Paris, 1948

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La syndicaliste Rose Zehner pendant les..., 1938

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La syndicaliste Rose Zehner pendant les..., 1938

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Autoportrait aux flashes - Paris, 1951

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Autoportrait aux flashes - Paris, 1951

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Les amoureux de la Bastille - Paris, 1957

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Les amoureux de la Bastille - Paris, 1957

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Avenue Simon Bolivar - Paris, 1950

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Avenue Simon Bolivar - Paris, 1950

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La péniche aux enfants - Paris, 1959

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La péniche aux enfants - Paris, 1959

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Le pub de Berlemont à Soho - Londres, 1955

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Le pub de Berlemont à Soho - Londres, 1955

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Deena de dos - Sceaux, 1955

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Deena de dos - Sceaux, 1955

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Place Vendôme - Paris, 1947

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Place Vendôme - Paris, 1947

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Sur le Pont Charles - Prague, automne 1967, 1967

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Sur le Pont Charles - Prague, automne 1967, 1967

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New York, 1981

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New York, 1981

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Megève, 1938

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Megève, 1938

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Voyage en RDA, 1967 - Jeunes musiciens..., 1967

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Voyage en RDA, 1967 - Jeunes musiciens..., 1967

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Zoo de Berlin-Est - Voyage en RDA, 1967

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Zoo de Berlin-Est - Voyage en RDA, 1967

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Prague, 1967

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Portfolio Enfance, 1990

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Portfolio Enfance, 1990

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Portfolio escaliers parisiens -..., 1947–1960

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Portfolio escaliers parisiens -..., 1947–1960

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Banlieues de Paris - Porte de Vanves,..., 1947–1961

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Banlieues de Paris - Porte de Vanves,..., 1947–1961

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Le petit parisien - Paris, 1952

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Le petit parisien - Paris, 1952

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