ROBERT DOISNEAU

With text in parallel French and English, featuring the most well-known photos from Robert Doisneau since the beginning of his career, rediscover his talent through an original and unknown full colour photo-reportage. The beauty of daily life, Palm Springs 1960 and Artists' studios are the categories. With a photo of a kissing couple, children playing, a bistro scene, an impromptu dance during an evening street party, a crowded beach, men at work - Doisneau reveals our personal stories and experiences to us and ultimately also our view on the world we live in. Also Picasso in his studio playful and hard working, and Giacometti and lesser known sculptors, His candid colour photos of cars and people, ballet dancers and old ladies at a party, and a happy bride on a see-saw. This retrospective also gives an insight into the lives of famous artists such as Picasso and Niki de Saint Phalle and is themed by three subjects: the main characteristics of his work and his importance for 20th-century photography, the notion of the poetry of realism. 164 large artistic monochrome photos. Paperback, 240 pages, 24 x 24.21cm.
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