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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Greece, Nauplion, 1990, 1990

Willy Ronis

Greece, Nauplion, 1990, 1990

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Vincent à Cordes pendant l'été, 1952

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Vincent à Cordes pendant l'été, 1952

Sale Date: August 27, 2020

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Avenue Montaigne, 1948

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Avenue Montaigne, 1948

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Nu, 2002., 2002

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Nu, 2002., 2002

Sale Date: July 3, 2020

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Avenue Charles Floquet. Paris, 1956., 1956

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Avenue Charles Floquet. Paris, 1956., 1956

Sale Date: July 3, 2020

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir. Paris, 1938., 1938

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir. Paris, 1938., 1938

Sale Date: July 3, 2020

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Pluie, Place Vendôme, 1947

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Pluie, Place Vendôme, 1947

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Avenue Simon-Bolivar, 1950

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Avenue Simon-Bolivar, 1950

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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Venice, 1957

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Sale Date: June 11, 2020

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RONIS, Willy (1910-2009). ''Portfolio''...., 1985

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RONIS, Willy (1910-2009). ''Portfolio''...., 1985

Sale Date: May 27, 2020

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La Montagne de Willy Ronis., 2006

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La Montagne de Willy Ronis., 2006

Sale Date: April 28, 2020

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Portfolio with 12 Collotype Plates,..., 1940–1959

Willy Ronis

Portfolio with 12 Collotype Plates,..., 1940–1959

Sale Date: May 8, 2020

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Fondeur Renault, 1950

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Fondeur Renault, 1950

Sale Date: June 5, 2020

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Menilmontant, 1947

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Menilmontant, 1947

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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Le Nu Provencal, 1949

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Le Nu Provencal, 1949

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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Vince, Aeromodeliste, 1952

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Vince, Aeromodeliste, 1952

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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La Peniche aux Enfants, 1959

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La Peniche aux Enfants, 1959

Sale Date: February 21, 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: February 21, 2020

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Les Enfants de la rue Vilin, 1959

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Les Enfants de la rue Vilin, 1959

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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Sevres Babylone, 1848

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Sevres Babylone, 1848

Sale Date: February 21, 2020

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Le Nu Provencal, 1949

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Le Nu Provencal, 1949

Sale Date: February 23, 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: February 25, 2020

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Le Vigneron Girondin [Wine Grower of Gironde, 1945

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Le Vigneron Girondin [Wine Grower of Gironde, 1945

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Le Petit-Pont [The Little Bridge, 1957

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Le Petit-Pont [The Little Bridge, 1957

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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