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Willy Ronis

French · 1910–2009 · Photographer

Willy Ronis was a French photographer. His best-known work shows life in post-war Paris and Provence. (Wikipedia)

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Willy RonisPhillips · Oct 2016$15,000≈ £11,795≈ €13,380Sign up to see
Fondamenta Nuove, VeniseLempertz · Jun 2018€5,704≈ $6,656≈ £5,001Sign up to see
Partie de pétanque, AubagnePhillips · Oct 2019£5,000≈ $6,413≈ €5,774Sign up to see

Willy Ronis’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (47 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

la chevelure 1990
Anderson & Garland · May 19, 2026
£320Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Domnine, 1958, photograph was taken in 1958 in Gordes and depicts Domnine nude in Ronis’ holiday home in — Domnine, 1958
Hessink's Auctions · Apr 14, 2026
€1,600Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957, Gelatin silver print — Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Fécamp, gelatin silver print — Fécamp
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$660Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Megéve, gelatin silver print — Megéve
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le nu Provençal, Gordes (Mockup for the Cover of Camera Magazine, Sept. 1954), vintage gelatin silver print with applied gouache lettering — Le nu Provençal, Gordes (Mockup for the Cover of Camera Magazine, Sept. 1954)
Rago Auctions · Nov 4, 2025
$635Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, 'Quai Malaquai', 1953, Gelatin silver print — 'Quai Malaquai', 1953
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
$768Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, 1949, silver gelatin print — Le Nu Provençal, Gordes, 1949
Leonard Joel · Apr 10, 2024
A$3,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Petit Parisien, Paris, 1952, Tirage argentique, tiré en 2008 — Le Petit Parisien, Paris, 1952
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€5,715Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Carrefour, Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948, Tirage argentique postérieur — Carrefour, Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, 1948
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€3,556Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 1957, Tirage argentique postérieur — Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 1957
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€3,556Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957, Tirage argentique postérieur — Les Amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957
Phillips · Nov 30, 2023
€5,080Sign up free to see

Man Walking along the Seine, circa 1960
Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023
$500Sign up free to see

Carrefour, Servres-Babylone, Paris, 1948
Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023
$1,100Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le nu provençal', Gordes, France 1949, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 2005 on double-weight semi-matte paper — Le nu provençal', Gordes, France 1949, 1949
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
€3,200Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed — Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022
€2,142Sign up free to see

Rue Ambuteau, Paris, 1946
Brunk Auctions · Oct 14, 2022
$2,200Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957, Gelatin silver print — Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957
Phillips · May 25, 2022
£2,520Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Lac du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Lac du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954
Phillips · May 20, 2021
£3,024Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Calle della Bissa, Venise, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Calle della Bissa, Venise, 1959
Lempertz · Dec 7, 2020
€1,375Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Partie de pétanque, Aubagne, 1947, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Partie de pétanque, Aubagne, 1947
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
£5,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Marchands de frites, rue Rambuteau, Paris, 1946, Gelatin silver print, printed 2008 — Marchands de frites, rue Rambuteau, Paris, 1946
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019
$5,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Deena de Dos — Deena de Dos
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$2,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, La Petite Parisien, gelatin silver print — La Petite Parisien
Wright · Jan 17, 2019
$1,875Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, La péniche aux enfant, gelatin silver print — La péniche aux enfant
Wright · Jan 17, 2019
$1,560Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959, Gelatin silver print, printed 2001 by Pierre-Jean Amar — Fondamenta Nuove, Venise, 1959
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018
€5,704Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Nu Provencal, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed 2005 — Le Nu Provencal, 1949
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$5,625Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Willy Ronis, Gardanne, France: l’Imprimerie ESMENJAUD, 1985. Twelve gelatin silver prints — Willy Ronis
Phillips · Oct 5, 2016
$15,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed 2006 by Pierre-Jean Amar — Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957
Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016
€2,232Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Petit Parisien, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1997 by Pierre-Jean Amar — Le Petit Parisien, 1952
Lempertz · Jun 3, 2016
€3,224Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed — Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949
Lempertz · Nov 27, 2015
€3,472Sign up free to see

MÉNILMONTAUT (DEVANT CHEZ MESTRE)
Whyte's · Sep 28, 2015
€3,000Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed — Les Amoureux de la Bastille, 1957
Lempertz · Nov 28, 2014
€1,984Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Le Petit Parisien, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed 1997 — Le Petit Parisien, 1952
Phillips · May 8, 2014
£2,500Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone, Paris, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone, Paris
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012
€1,586Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Deena de dos, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Deena de dos
Lempertz · Nov 30, 2012
€1,830Sign up free to see

Willy Ronis, Auriol, c. 1950, Vintage gelatin silver print — Auriol, c. 1950
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2023

Willy Ronis, Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949, Gelatin silver print, printed — Le Nu provencal, Gordes, 1949
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2022

Willy Ronis, Fosse 10 de Courrières, Lens, 1951, Gelatin silver print, printed 1985 by Pierre-Jean Amar — Fosse 10 de Courrières, Lens, 1951
Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021

Willy Ronis, Chez Maxe’, Jointville Le Pont, Nogent 1947, 1947, photograph — Chez Maxe’, Jointville Le Pont, Nogent 1947, 1947
OstLicht Photo Auction · Apr 16, 2021

Willy Ronis, Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed 2008 — Les amoureux de la Bastille, Paris, 1957
Phillips · Oct 14, 2020

Les Amoreaux de la Bastille, Paris
Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2019

Willy Ronis, Lac du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954, Gelatin silver print, printed later — Lac du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1954
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019

Willy Ronis, Nuit au châlet, 1935, Gelatin silver print, printed 2004 — Nuit au châlet, 1935
Phillips · Jun 7, 2019

Willy Ronis, Nu Banlieue Sud Paris (Deena de dos), 1955, Vintage gelatin silver print — Nu Banlieue Sud Paris (Deena de dos), 1955
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018

Willy Ronis, La Chevelure, Paris, 1990, Gelatin silver print, printed 2003 by Pierre-Jean Amar — La Chevelure, Paris, 1990
Lempertz · Jun 1, 2018

Willy Ronis, Deena de dos, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1994 — Deena de dos, 1955
Phillips · Oct 8, 2015

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