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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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Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, ParisGrisebach · Dec 2021€32,500≈ $36,771≈ £27,624Sign up to see
Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, MarchPhillips · Apr 2015$18,750≈ £12,666≈ €17,313Sign up to see
Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, ParisPhillips · May 2024£12,700≈ $16,074≈ €14,793Sign up to see

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Robert Doisneau, Les animaux supérieurs, gelatin silver print — Les animaux supérieurs
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026
$640Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Résistance members throwing Molotov cocktails, Paris 1944, 1944, Vintage silver print on double-weight glossy Agfa-Brovira paper, in good condition. Photographer's copyright stamp and "Alliance photo" agency stamp in red ink, number stamp "V365" and handwritten not — Résistance members throwing Molotov cocktails, Paris 1944, 1944
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
€2,400Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Entrance to the Guignol puppet theatre, Lyon 1957, 1957, Vintage silver print on single-weight glossy paper, in very good condition. Photographer's name stamp in blue ink and "Rapho" agency stamp in red ink, several handwritten numbers, cropping marks and a — Entrance to the Guignol puppet theatre, Lyon 1957, 1957
OstLicht Photo Auction · Nov 21, 2025
€1,000Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Café noir et blanc (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), gelatin silver print — Café noir et blanc (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont)
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$3,302Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, 'Café Noir et Blanc' (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), 1948, Gelatin silver print — 'Café Noir et Blanc' (Chez Gégène, avenue Galliéni, Joinville-le-Pont), 1948
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$2,176Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Saul Steinberg,The Bathtub, Gelatin silver print — Saul Steinberg,The Bathtub
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 29, 2025
$300Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Child Sleeping, Ca. 1950, Gelatinesilberabzug — Child Sleeping, Ca. 1950
Van Ham · Jun 16, 2025
€396Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Auktion 104, Los 30, 1955, Vintage. Gelatinesilberabzug — Auktion 104, Los 30, 1955
Van Ham · Apr 11, 2025
€528Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Selected Portraits of Artists (Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, and Jean Arp), 1952-58, 5 gelatin silver prints — Selected Portraits of Artists (Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, and Jean Arp), 1952-58
Bonhams · Apr 3, 2025
$5,120Sign up free to see

Un Regard Oblique 1948, printed 1981
Brunk Auctions · Dec 3, 2024
$4,000Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, 1950
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$10,160Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Snack in the garden of Palais Royal in spring', Paris 1950, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1950s on single-weight glossy paper — Snack in the garden of Palais Royal in spring', Paris 1950, 1950
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
€1,200Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed 1984 — Le Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 1950
Phillips · May 16, 2024
£12,700Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, L'Enfer, gelatin silver print — L'Enfer
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$1,260Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Untitled (Taking Photograph), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Taking Photograph)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$315Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, La dernière valse du 14 Juilliet, gelatin silver print — La dernière valse du 14 Juilliet
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 8, 2024
$3,024Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, La Dernière Valse du 14 juillet, 1949, Tirage argentique postérieur — La Dernière Valse du 14 juillet, 1949
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€3,302Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Baiser Blotto, 1950, Tirage argentique postérieur — Le Baiser Blotto, 1950
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€6,096Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Les Pains De Picasso, 1952, Tirage argentique postérieur — Les Pains De Picasso, 1952
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€3,810Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Vélo de Tati, 1949, Tirage argentique postérieur — Le Vélo de Tati, 1949
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€4,445Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955, Tirage argentique postérieur — Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€3,810Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Les deux frères, 1934, Gelatin silver print, printed 1981 — Les deux frères, 1934
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
$5,715Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023
€4,284Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Georges Braque à Varengeville-sur-Mer, 1953, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Georges Braque à Varengeville-sur-Mer, 1953
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023
€2,772Sign up free to see

Les Animaux Superieurs, 1954
Brunk Auctions · May 19, 2023
$850Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, La Baguette Parisienne, 1953, Gelatin silver print — La Baguette Parisienne, 1953
Phillips · Apr 4, 2023
$1,905Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Les Pains de Picasso, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Les Pains de Picasso, 1952
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022
£2,394Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1957, gelatin silver print — Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1957
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$625Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955, Tirage argentique postérieur — Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2022
€3,780Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Boucher des Halles, c. 1950, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — Boucher des Halles, c. 1950
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021
€1,250Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Untitled, 1940s, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on Agfa-Brovira paper — Untitled, 1940s
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021
€1,250Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Un regard oblique, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed — Un regard oblique, 1948
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2021
€2,500Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris, 1948, 6 Vintages. Silbergelatineabzüge — Le Regard oblique. Vitrine de Romi, Paris, 1948
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2021
€32,500Sign up free to see

Les Concierges, Rue du Dragon
Cottone Auctions · Sep 18, 2021
$600Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, UNTITLED (BIRD AND SCULPTURE), Silver gelatin print — UNTITLED (BIRD AND SCULPTURE)
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 7, 2021
£500Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Un Regard Oblique, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Un Regard Oblique, 1948
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$4,375Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, La Dame Indignée, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed later — La Dame Indignée, 1948
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020
$5,625Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, March, 1950, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville, March, 1950
Phillips · Sep 25, 2020
£11,875Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Five artist portraits, gelatin silver print — Five artist portraits
Rago Auctions · May 20, 2020
$5,000Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Dresseur de Colombes, Pierre Derlon, 1954, gelatin silver print — Le Dresseur de Colombes, Pierre Derlon, 1954
Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2019
ZAR 18,208Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Le manège de Monsieur Barré, 1955
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
£6,875Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Coco, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Coco, 1952
Lempertz · May 31, 2019
€1,240Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, César, 1950s, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — César, 1950s
Lempertz · May 31, 2019
€558Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le manège de Monsieur Barré“, Place de la Mairie, Paris, 1955, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug — Le manège de Monsieur Barré“, Place de la Mairie, Paris, 1955
Grisebach · Oct 26, 2018
€11,875Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Coco, 1952, Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print — Coco, 1952
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018
€9,300Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Les Amoureux aux Poireaux, France — Les Amoureux aux Poireaux
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018
$2,750Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Manège de Monsieur Barré, France — Le Manège de Monsieur Barré
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018
$938Sign up free to see

Robert Doisneau, Le Vert Galant, France — Le Vert Galant
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018
$2,000Sign up free to see

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