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Willy Ronis (French, 1910-2009)
MÉNILMONTAUT (DEVANT CHEZ MESTRE)
bromoil gelatin silver print
signed lower right
12_ x 10in. (31.12 x 25.40cm)
Willy Ronis - best known for his photographs of post-war Paris and Provence -was born in the French capital and became
a full-time photographer in 1945. Ansel Adams and Robert Capa were among his early influences. Ronis was the first
French photographer to work for LIFE Magazine and his images were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in 1953 in
a show called Four French Photographers, which included Henri Cartier-Bresson. Ronis was also part of the famed Family
of Man exhibition at Museum of Modern Art in 1955 and in 1957 he won the Gold Medal at the Venice Biennale. Later
in life Ronis worked for Vogue, the New York Times and Taschen publishing. The City of Paris hosted a retrospective of
his work in 2005-2006 which attracted over half a million visitors while an exhibition at Rencontres d’Arles took place in
2009, the year of his death.
€2,000-€3,000 (£1470-£2210 approx. approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 104IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART · 28 SEPTEMBER 2015