Jean Ribiere - L'Attente, Entraygues, 1947






Has over ten years of experience in art, specialising in post-war photography and contemporary art.
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The Waiting, Entraygues, 1947
Era silver gelatin print, on postcard paper, photographer's stamp on the back
Format: 25.5 x 23.3 cm
Jean Ribière is an important French photojournalist of the 20th century, renowned for his humanist reportage on post-war France, rural life, popular traditions, and the daily life of the French regions.
He began at the newspaper L’Indépendant des Pyrénées-Orientales in 1940 before, with his wife Micheline Vialle, creating the agency “Ribière Presse Photos.” Their reports were published in numerous international media such as Paris Match, L’Express, or the BBC.
Jean Ribière was also active in defending photographers' rights, notably within the A.N.J.R.P.C., alongside figures such as Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Raymond Depardon.
His photographic collection, kept by his daughter Hélène Tabès, comprises about 120,000 photographic documents covering the period 1941-1989.
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The Waiting, Entraygues, 1947
Era silver gelatin print, on postcard paper, photographer's stamp on the back
Format: 25.5 x 23.3 cm
Jean Ribière is an important French photojournalist of the 20th century, renowned for his humanist reportage on post-war France, rural life, popular traditions, and the daily life of the French regions.
He began at the newspaper L’Indépendant des Pyrénées-Orientales in 1940 before, with his wife Micheline Vialle, creating the agency “Ribière Presse Photos.” Their reports were published in numerous international media such as Paris Match, L’Express, or the BBC.
Jean Ribière was also active in defending photographers' rights, notably within the A.N.J.R.P.C., alongside figures such as Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Raymond Depardon.
His photographic collection, kept by his daughter Hélène Tabès, comprises about 120,000 photographic documents covering the period 1941-1989.
