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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Impressionist and Modern Art, Photography

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Brassaï, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz

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Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, 1949

Willy Ronis

Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, 1949

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Le nu pauvre, 1949., 1949

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Le nu pauvre, 1949., 1949

Sale Date: January 16, 2024

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Gordes 1971 (femme nue à l'extérieur, «boite , 1971

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Gordes 1971 (femme nue à l'extérieur, «boite , 1971

Sale Date: January 16, 2024

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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 15, 2024

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Avenue Simon-Bolivar, 1950

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Avenue Simon-Bolivar, 1950

Sale Date: January 28, 2024

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Vitrine de Noël des Grands Magasins, Rue..., 1952

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Vitrine de Noël des Grands Magasins, Rue..., 1952

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 1957

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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 1957

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Le Petit Parisien, Paris, 1952

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Le Petit Parisien, Paris, 1952

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Carrefour, Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948

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Carrefour, Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

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Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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PLACE VENDÔME, 1947

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PLACE VENDÔME, 1947

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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LES AMOUREUX DE LA BASTILLE, 1957

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LES AMOUREUX DE LA BASTILLE, 1957

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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RUE MULLER, 1934

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RUE MULLER, 1934

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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LE PETIT PARISIEN, PARIS, 1952

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LE PETIT PARISIEN, PARIS, 1952

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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LE RETOUR DES PRISONNIERS, GARE D'ORSAY, PARIS, 1945

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LE RETOUR DES PRISONNIERS, GARE D'ORSAY, PARIS, 1945

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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LE NU PROVENÇAL, Gordes, 1949

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LE NU PROVENÇAL, Gordes, 1949

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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CALLE DELLA BISSA, VENICE, 1959

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CALLE DELLA BISSA, VENICE, 1959

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Nu au tricot rayé, 1970., 1970

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Nu au tricot rayé, 1970., 1970

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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«Nauplie, Grèce», 1980., 1980

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«Nauplie, Grèce», 1980., 1980

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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Marseille, 1954., 1954

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Marseille, 1954., 1954

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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Chat, ca. 1955., 1955

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Chat, ca. 1955., 1955

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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«Vallon des Auffes, Marseille», été 1949., 1949

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«Vallon des Auffes, Marseille», été 1949., 1949

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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Nu, New York, 1981., 1981

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Nu, New York, 1981., 1981

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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Les deux skieurs, Megève, hiver 1938., 1938

Willy Ronis

Les deux skieurs, Megève, hiver 1938., 1938

Sale Date: October 29, 2023

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