Robert Doisneau (1912–1994) - À la fin du bal, 14 juilliet 1947

Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912 – April 1, 1994) was a French photographer, one of the most popular of the post-war era, and, alongside Willy Ronis, Édouard Boubat, Izis, and Émile Savitry, one of the leading representatives of the French humanist photographic movement and a pioneer of photojournalism.

He was an independent photographer for the Rapho agency and sold his photographs to a variety of magazines such as Le Point, Vogue, and La Vie ouvrière. He received the Kodak Award in 1947 and the Niepce Award in 1956. In 1951, an exhibition at the MOMA in New York established his international reputation.

This 'furtive hunter of the ephemeral' is famous for his photographs of schoolchildren and people on the streets of Paris, but these works full of lightness and humanism should not make us forget the rebellious nature of the photographer, who strives to translate into images his hatred of war, his concerns about capitalism, and his adventures in the suburbs.

One of the most influential photographers of the 20th century alongside other photographers of his era such as Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Robert Capa, Elliott Erwitt, Walter Evans, Philippe Halsman, Diane Arbus, Eve Arnold, Mario Giacomelli, Herb Ritts, Josef Sudek, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Avedon, Steve McCurry, among many others.

Details:
At the end of the ball, 14 July 1947
Author(s): Robert Doisneau (1912-1994)
Photolithographic print on thick paper.
'Copyright Robert Doisneau' on the front side of the image (see photos).
Dimensions: 29.7 x 34.8 cm.
Very well preserved (with minor imperfections)