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Robert Doisneau

Robert Doisneau

Artist

WA-00026879

Photography

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None documented

11

Institutional Exhibitions

52

Works in Collection

80

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Publications Referenced

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ154599 ULAN500015333

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Variants

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

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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The Family of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Postwar European Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Five French Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951–1952

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1573
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

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 27d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (52)

Robert Doisneau

1979 · Fifteen gelatin silver prints

Museum of Modern Art

Les Hélicopteres

Les Hélicopteres

1972 · Gelatin silver print, No. 12 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 34.4 × 22.4 cm (13 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 30.3 cm (15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Les Hélicoptères

Les Hélicoptères

1972 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bakery, Rue de Poitou (Boulangerie Rue de Poitou)

Bakery, Rue de Poitou (Boulangerie Rue de Poitou)

1971 · Gelatin silver print, No. 11 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 33.9 × 24.4 cm (13 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 40.4 × 30.3 cm (15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boulangerie, Rue de Poitou

Boulangerie, Rue de Poitou

1971 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Trois Petits Enfants Blancs

Trois Petits Enfants Blancs

1960 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 13 5/8" (24 × 34.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

At the Café, Chez Fraysse, Rue de Seine, Paris

At the Café, Chez Fraysse, Rue de Seine, Paris

1958 · Gelatin silver print

11 7/8 × 9 7/16" (30.2 × 24.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1957 · Gelatin silver prints

each 7 3/4 × 9 3/4" (19.7 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

July 14 Party in the Street, Paris

July 14 Party in the Street, Paris

1956 · Gelatin silver print

11 7/8 × 9 3/8" (30.1 × 23.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Monsieur Barré's Merry-Go-Round (Le Manege de Monsieur Barré)

Monsieur Barré's Merry-Go-Round (Le Manege de Monsieur Barré)

1955 · Gelatin silver print, No. 14 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 30.2 × 24.5 cm (11 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 40.6 × 30.3 cm (16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Le Manège de Monsieur Barré

Le Manège de Monsieur Barré

1955 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rita and the Yound Man (Le Jeune Homme et Rita)

Rita and the Yound Man (Le Jeune Homme et Rita)

1954 · Gelatin silver print, No. 4 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 24 × 34.4 cm (9 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.); Paper: 30.5 × 40.4 cm (12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Le Jeune Homme et Rita

Le Jeune Homme et Rita

1954 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Dining Room of Raymond Isidor, 22 rue du Repos, Chartres (La salle à manger de Raymond Isidor, 22, rue du Repos, Chartres)

The Dining Room of Raymond Isidor, 22 rue du Repos, Chartres (La salle à manger de Raymond Isidor, 22, rue du Repos, Chartres)

1953 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 38.6 × 29.9 cm (15 1/4 × 11 13/16 in.); Mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saul Steinberg

1953 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 39.3 × 29.4 cm (15 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.); Mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Le Muguet du Metro

Le Muguet du Metro

1953 · Gelatin silver print, No. 15 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 31.9 × 24.5 cm (12 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 30.5 cm (16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Le Petit Balcon

Le Petit Balcon

1953 · Gelatin silver print, No. 8 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 23.1 × 33.8 cm (9 1/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 × 40.3 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bread and Iron Curtain (Pain et Rideau de fer)

Bread and Iron Curtain (Pain et Rideau de fer)

1953 · Gelatin silver print, No. 7 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 29 × 23.8 cm (11 7/16 × 9 3/8 in.); Paper: 40.5 × 30.2 cm (16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pain et Rideau de Fer

Pain et Rideau de Fer

1953 · Gelatin silver print

11 13/16 × 9 7/16" (30 × 24 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Le Muguet du Métro

Le Muguet du Métro

1953 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Le Petit Balcon

Le Petit Balcon

1953 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pain et Rideau de Fer

Pain et Rideau de Fer

1953 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Northern Giants (Les Geants du Nord)

Northern Giants (Les Geants du Nord)

1951 · Gelatin silver print, No. 5 from the portfolio "Robert Doisneau" (1979)

Image: 30.5 × 24.4 cm (12 1/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 40.7 × 30.5 cm (16 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Les Géants du Nord

Les Géants du Nord

1951 · Gelatin silver print

16 1/8 × 11 13/16" (41 × 30 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

52 published of 77 catalogued · 72 with image

Art Institute Chicago
27 published27 img
MoMA
25 publishedof 50 catalogued45 img

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Images

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The Kiss on the Sidewalk (Le Baiser du Trottoir) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Kiss on the Sidewalk (Le Baiser du Trottoir) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US