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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Marché d’Aligre, Paris, 1952

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Marché d’Aligre, Paris, 1952

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Portfolio

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Portfolio "Willy Ronis", 2001

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Lorraine, 1954

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Lorraine, 1954

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Café rue des Cascades, XXe,..., 1948

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Café rue des Cascades, XXe,..., 1948

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Vanessa, 1999

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Vanessa, 1999

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Vincent endormi, Paris, 1946

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Vincent endormi, Paris, 1946

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949

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Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959

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Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Le Petit Parisien, 1952

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Le Petit Parisien, 1952

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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La Bastille, 1957., 1957

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La Bastille, 1957., 1957

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Villa Médicis. Rome, 1981., 1981

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Villa Médicis. Rome, 1981., 1981

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Vincent aéromodéliste, Gordes, 1952., 1952

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Vincent aéromodéliste, Gordes, 1952., 1952

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Le nu provençal, Gordes, été 1949., 1949

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Le nu provençal, Gordes, été 1949., 1949

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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L’Île Brise-Pain sur la Marne depuis le pont , 1956

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L’Île Brise-Pain sur la Marne depuis le pont , 1956

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1946., 1946

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Boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris, 1946., 1946

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Le petit Parisien. Paris, 1952., 1952

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Le petit Parisien. Paris, 1952., 1952

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone. Paris, 1948., 1948

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Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone. Paris, 1948., 1948

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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Place Vendôme. Paris, 1947., 1947

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Place Vendôme. Paris, 1947., 1947

Sale Date: November 10, 2022

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La Ciotat, août 1947., 1947

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La Ciotat, août 1947., 1947

Sale Date: October 30, 2022

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Chez Maxe, Joinville-le-Pont, 1947., 1947

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Chez Maxe, Joinville-le-Pont, 1947., 1947

Sale Date: October 30, 2022

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Le Nu Provençal, 1949

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Le Nu Provençal, 1949

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Akt prowansalski/1968, 1949–1968

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Akt prowansalski/1968, 1949–1968

Sale Date: November 8, 2022

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Venice, 1959

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Sale Date: October 20, 2022

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