Robert Doisneau

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Author: Doisneau, RobertFamous artists and humble labourers; the horrors of war and the joys of childhood: French photographer Robert Doisneau tirelessly captured the polarities an d contradictions of Paris with his Leica. This title offers an overview of the beloved photographer’s masterful series, featuring iconic works such as his 'Le Baiser de l’Hôtel de Ville', as well as lesser-known images such as Doisneau’s depictions of Jacob Riis-like squalor in a re-emerging postwar Paris.A section is devoted to Doisneau’s portraits of some of the most famous 20th-century personalities who called Paris home or were just passing through. These include portraits of Albert Camus, André Malraux, Jacques Prévert, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Alberto Giacometti, Jean Dubuffet, Fernand Léger, Saul Steinberg, Jean Tinguely and others.ISBN 9788836649747. Silvana Editoriale . hb. 176 pages. 130 duotone ills. 28 x 24 cm.available Show more