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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Antwerp, 1957

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Antwerp, 1957

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André Lhote in front of the Apt valley,..., 1947

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André Lhote in front of the Apt valley,..., 1947

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Vincent, Paris, 1948

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Vincent, Paris, 1948

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Ménilmontant station

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Ménilmontant station "From rue H, 1948

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Vincent Model Aircraftman, Gordes, 1952

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Vincent Model Aircraftman, Gordes, 1952

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Vieux Port, Marseille, 1981

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Vieux Port, Marseille, 1981

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Vallon des Auffes, Marseille, 1949

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Vallon des Auffes, Marseille, 1949

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Rue Vilin, Paris, 1959

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Rue Vilin, Paris, 1959

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Rue Laurence Savart, Belleville, 1948

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Rue Laurence Savart, Belleville, 1948

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Rose Zehner, chez Citroën, Javel, Paris, 1938

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Rose Zehner, chez Citroën, Javel, Paris, 1938

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Nafplion, Greece, 1980

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Nafplion, Greece, 1980

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Mt St Michel, 1952

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Mt St Michel, 1952

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Mont Saint Michel, 1946

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Mont Saint Michel, 1946

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Marie-Anne, Nogent-sur-Marne, 1988

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Marie-Anne, Nogent-sur-Marne, 1988

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Lorraine, 1954

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Lorraine, 1954

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Les Roches, Reunion Island, 1990

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Les Roches, Reunion Island, 1990

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La Péniche aux enfants, Paris, 1959

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La Péniche aux enfants, Paris, 1959

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Holland, 1954

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Holland, 1954

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948

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Café rue des Cascades, Belleville-Ménilmontant, 1948

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Café rue des Cascades, Belleville-Ménilmontant, 1948

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1946

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1946

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Boulevard Garibaldi, Paris, 1955

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Boulevard Garibaldi, Paris, 1955

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Avenue Simon Bolivar,..., 1953

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Avenue Simon Bolivar,..., 1953

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Aux puces, Bd Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1948

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Aux puces, Bd Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1948

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