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Robert Doisneau
1979 · Fifteen gelatin silver prints
Museum of Modern Art
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Robert Doisneau
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52
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80
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Artists by Artists
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1977
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Photography for Collectors
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Photographs of Women
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
About
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Robert Doisneau was a French photographer whose black-and-white street photographs captured the texture of Parisian daily life in the postwar decades. Working primarily in 35mm, he developed a distinctive approach to candid documentary that balanced formal composition with unguarded human moments, often centering ordinary people in public spaces. His photographs have been exhibited at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and major international institutions. Doisneau's work defined a humanistic photographic tradition that valued intimacy and wit over spectacle.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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New York, US
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