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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Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950

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Avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris, 1950

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille [The Lovers of..., 1957

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille [The Lovers of..., 1957

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Le repos du Cirque Pinder, [the Pinder..., 1956

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Le repos du Cirque Pinder, [the Pinder..., 1956

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Rue du Pont Neuf, Paris. 1981, 1981

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Rue du Pont Neuf, Paris. 1981, 1981

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Charpentiers. Paris, 1950, 1950

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Charpentiers. Paris, 1950, 1950

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Le Nu provençal. 1949, 1949

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Le Nu provençal. 1949, 1949

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Baptême à Etretat. 1949, 1949

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Baptême à Etretat. 1949, 1949

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Sculpteur sur ivoire à Ménilmontant. 1948, 1948

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Sculpteur sur ivoire à Ménilmontant. 1948, 1948

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Ménilmontant, vieil artisan du meuble. 1947, 1947

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Ménilmontant, vieil artisan du meuble. 1947, 1947

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

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Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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“Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris

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“Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris", 1957, 1957

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959, 1959

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959, 1959

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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La passerelle, Champigny-sur-Marne, 1957, 1957

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La passerelle, Champigny-sur-Marne, 1957, 1957

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Marseille, Unité d’habitation du Corbusier,..., 1951

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Marseille, Unité d’habitation du Corbusier,..., 1951

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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250e anniversaire, Place Vendôme, Paris, 1950, 1950

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250e anniversaire, Place Vendôme, Paris, 1950, 1950

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Le nu provençal, Gordes, 1949, 1949

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Le nu provençal, Gordes, 1949, 1949

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Deena de dos, Sceaux, 1955, 1955

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Deena de dos, Sceaux, 1955, 1955

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

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Marseille, Unité d'habitation du Corbusier,..., 1951

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Marseille, Unité d'habitation du Corbusier,..., 1951

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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Jean Giono, 1969, 1969

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Jean Giono, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: September 24, 2020

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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Boulevard Richard Leonoir, Paris, 1950

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Boulevard Richard Leonoir, Paris, 1950

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

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La Chevelure’, Paris 1990, 1990

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La Chevelure’, Paris 1990, 1990

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Charles Bridge, Prague 1967, 1967

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Charles Bridge, Prague 1967, 1967

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Le vitrier, 1949

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Le vitrier, 1949

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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