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Willy Ronis was born in 1910 in Paris, near the Butte Montmartre. He first wanted to become a composer, but, after his military service, his father who was ill asked him to help him in his photo studio. This is when he takes his first steps in the art of photography.

The rise of the Front Populaire in 1936 lead Willy Ronis, a young leftist, to take his first snapshots of workers' protests.

Willy Ronis is a major figure in the history of French photography and one of the eminent representatives of humanist photography. Willy Ronis began his career in the '20s, in Paris. He worked as a photo-journalist in the capital, taking today's most famous photographs of Paris - and as a reporter for social issues (he covered the strikes at Citroen-Javel and the return of the the Second World War prisoners). Willy Ronis was awarded the gold medal at the Venice Biennial in 1957.

He died in September 2009. He had stopped taking photos in 2001 and had donated his entire body of work to the French state.


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Photography, Champigny sur Marne 1957, Willy Ronis

Champigny sur Marne 1957

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Brune sur le Pantheron 1959, Willy Ronis

Brune sur le Pantheron 1959

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Passage Julien Lacroix, Ménilmontant - Paris, Willy Ronis

Passage Julien Lacroix, Ménilmontant - Paris

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Paris, le Vert Galant, Willy Ronis

Paris, le Vert Galant

Willy Ronis

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Photography, La Nuit au Chalet 1935, Willy Ronis

La Nuit au Chalet 1935

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Mineur silicosé, Lens, Willy Ronis

Mineur silicosé, Lens

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Cave rue de la Huchette, Saint Germain, Willy Ronis

Cave rue de la Huchette, Saint Germain

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Quai Malaquai, Willy Ronis

Quai Malaquai

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Paris, métro Royal 1954, Willy Ronis

Paris, métro Royal 1954

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Nogeant 1947, Willy Ronis

Nogeant 1947

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Le repos du cirque Pinder - Touraine, Willy Ronis

Le repos du cirque Pinder - Touraine

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Le jour V - 8 mai - Paris, Willy Ronis

Le jour V - 8 mai - Paris

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Le petit parisien, Willy Ronis

Le petit parisien

Willy Ronis

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Photography, Vieux Nice, Willy Ronis

Vieux Nice

Willy Ronis

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Who is the artist?

Willy Ronis was born in 1910 in Paris, near the Butte Montmartre. He first wanted to become a composer, but, after his military service, his father who was ill asked him to help him in his photo studio. This is when he takes his first steps in the art of photography.

The rise of the Front Populaire in 1936 lead Willy Ronis, a young leftist, to take his first snapshots of workers' protests.

Willy Ronis is a major figure in the history of French photography and one of the eminent representatives of humanist photography. Willy Ronis began his career in the '20s, in Paris. He worked as a photo-journalist in the capital, taking today's most famous photographs of Paris - and as a reporter for social issues (he covered the strikes at Citroen-Javel and the return of the the Second World War prisoners). Willy Ronis was awarded the gold medal at the Venice Biennial in 1957.

He died in September 2009. He had stopped taking photos in 2001 and had donated his entire body of work to the French state.

What is Willy Ronis’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Famous photographers

When was Willy Ronis born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1910