Willy Ronis Photography
Left: Circus Penguins, Paris, 1956. Right: On a road in Lorraine, circa 1954.
Willy Ronis (born August 14, 1910) is a French photographer who focused on life in post-war Paris and Provence.
He became the first French photographer to work for LIFE Magazine. He featured in several important exhibits across the world, and was awarded many coveted prizes.
Ronis’ wife, Anne Marie was the subject of his well-known, 1949 photo, Provencal Nude. The photo, showing Anne Marie washing at a basin with a water pitcher on the floor and an open window through which the viewer can see a garden, is noted for its ability to convey an easy feeling of provencal life. Late in her life, Ronis photographed Anne Marie suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, sitting alone in a hospital yard. Anne Marie died in 1991.
Ronis continues to live and work in Paris, although he stopped photography in 2001, since he required a cane to walk and could not move around with his camera.
I found the wonderful juxtaposition above on Vintage Photo.
Mon 24-Mar-08 | Posted in: Art & Heritage, Created in France
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