Robert Doisneau (1912 - 1994)
1912-04-14Gentilly, France1994-04-01Paris, France
Robert Doisneau
Robert Doisneau was a French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and with Henri Cartier-Bresson a pioneer of photojournalism.
Doisneau is known for his 1950 image Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (The Kiss by the City Hall), a photograph of a couple kissing on a busy Parisian street.
He was appointed a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour in 1984 by then French president, François Mitterrand.
Date and place of birt: | 14 april 1912, Gentilly, France |
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Date and place of death: | 1 april 1994, Paris, France |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Photographer |
Genre: | Street Photography |
Art style: | Realism |