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| Robert Doisneau snippet |
| The couple portrayed in Doisneau's famous original print were not paid to pose for him. |
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| Robert Doisneau |
| Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912 - April 1, 1994) was a French photographer noted for his frank and often humorous depictions of
Parisian street life. |
| Among his most recognizable work is Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville ("Kiss by the Hotel de Ville"), a photo of a couple kissing in the busy
streets of Paris. The original print of this iconic image was sold for 155,000 € by Françoise Bornet, the woman in the photograph, at an
auction in April 2005. Bornet and her then boyfriend Jacques Carteaud posed for the seemingly spontaneous photo in 1950. |
| Doisneau's work gives unusual prominence and dignity to children's street culture; returning again and again to the theme of children at
play in the city, unfettered by parents. His work treats their play with seriousness and respect. |
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