Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau

French · 1912–1994 · Printmaker, Photographer

Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and, with Henri Cartier-Bresson, a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Doisneau, Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris, 1948, 6 Vintages. SilbergelatineabzügeLe Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, ParisGrisebach · €32,500≈ $36,771≈ £27,624Sign up to see
  2. Robert Doisneau, Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, March, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed laterLe baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, MarchPhillips · $18,750≈ £12,666≈ €17,313Sign up to see
  3. Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1984Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, ParisPhillips · £12,700≈ $16,074≈ €14,793Sign up to see

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Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and, with Henri Cartier-Bresson, a pioneer of photojournalism.

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Born 1912, GentillyDied 1994, ParisOccupation Printmaker, PhotographerWikidata Q154599 ↗ULAN 500015333 ↗

Also known as Doisneau, Robert D'Oisneau

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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