SOLD. Robert Doisneau France 1912-1994
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Robert Doisneau (France: 1912-1994)
He is known for his street photography, and is considered a pioneer of photojournalism along with Henri Cartier-Bresson. He captured the daily life of Parisians, and searched for the surreal in everyday life. In 1948, he began work for French Vogue, but his passion was photojournalism, and returned to the streets of Paris in 1951. Doisneau has been the subject of major retrospectives at the bibliotheque National in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. His photographs have become widely recognized and beloved in the history of photography.
Provenance: Acquired through Grazia Neri Gallery, Milan – an agency founded in 1966 which expanded to include a gallery in Milan as well as the organization of photography exhibitions across Italy.
Mademoiselle Anita, La Boule Rouge, Parigi, Silver Gelatin Print, 5 x 5 inches, 1951 Exhibited in “Women in the Magic Mirror” 1981, at the Museum of Modern Art, Milan, Italy.
Written on verso: [Grazia Neri Ltd., Photo service for printing – representative of photographers. By Robert Doisneau, published by Federico Motta Editore. This photo may only be used for articles or reviews related to the volume of Robert Doisneau. The photos absolutely can not be cut or reproduced in part.] Translated from Italian.
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Grazia Neri agency was founded in 1966 and soon became an obligatory point of reference for all italian magazines and newspapers. Over the years it has widened its range of operations, developing its own photo and assignment production and producing books with the best italian publishing houses. A department devoted to commercial sales and advertising production in addition to annual reports was also set up recently. The opening of its own gallery in Milan and the organization of many photography exhibitions in Milan, Rome, Bologna and Verona have added a very important cultural component to the whole operation. Grazia Neri is president of the company that bears her name of which her son Michele Neri is the executive director.